мерило

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo; By surface analysis, меря (merja, to measure) +‎ -ило (-ilo).

Noun

мери́ло (merílon

  1. (dialectal, dated) measure, measuring tool
    Пари́те не са мери́ло за успе́х.
    Paríte ne sa merílo za uspéh.
    Money is not a measure of success.
  2. reference scale, standard
  3. criterion

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • мерило”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мерило”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мерило”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 748

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo. Morphologically мери (meri, to measure) +‎ -ло (-lo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ри‧ло

Noun

мерило (merilon

  1. standard, criterion (something to measure against)

Declension

Declension of мерило
singular plural
indefinite мерило (merilo) мерила (merila)
definite unspecified мерилото (meriloto) мерилата (merilata)
definite proximal мерилово (merilovo) мерилава (merilava)
definite distal мерилоно (merilono) мерилана (merilana)
vocative мерило (merilo) мерила (merila)

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo. By surface analysis, ме́рить (méritʹ) +‎ -ло (-lo)

Pronunciation

Noun

мери́ло (merílon inan (genitive мери́ла, nominative plural мери́ла, genitive plural мери́л)

  1. standard, criterion
  2. measure, test
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

ме́рило (mérilo)

  1. neuter singular past indicative imperfective of ме́рить (méritʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mêrilo/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ри‧ло

Noun

ме̏рило n (Latin spelling mȅrilo)

  1. measure
  2. criterion

Declension