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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *měrъ (“gauge”), indirectly attested in derivatives.
Noun
мер • (mer) m
- (obsolete, archaic) gauge, measuring tool
Declension
Declension of мер
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singular
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plural
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indefinite
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мер mer
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ме́ри méri
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definite (subject form)
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ме́рът mérǎt
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ме́рите mérite
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definite (object form)
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ме́ра méra
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count form
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ме́ра méra
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Derived terms
- електроме́р (elektromér, “gauge for measuring consumed electricity”)
- газоме́р (gazomér, “gauge for measuring consumed gas”)
- топломе́р (toplomér, “gauge for measuring consumed hot water”)
- водоме́р (vodomér, “gauge for measuring consumed water”)
- влагоме́р (vlagomér, “gauge for measuring wetness”)
- дъждоме́р (dǎždomér, “gauge for measuring rainfall”)
- спиртоме́р (spirtomér, “gauge for measuring alcohol percentage”)
- ъгломе́р (ǎglomér, “octant”)
- лицеме́р (licemér, “hypocrite”)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*měrъ/*měrь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 185
Nivkh
Pronunciation
Pronoun
мер (mer)
- (Amur, inclusive, in the plural) we, our
Synonyms
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
мер • (mer) f inan pl
- genitive plural of ме́ра (méra)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
мер • (mer) m pers (genitive ме́ра, nominative plural ме́ри, feminine ме́рка)
- mayor
Declension
Declension of мер (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
References