мерач

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *měračь; equivalent to ме́ря (mérja, “to measure”), dialectal ме́рям (mérjam, “to estimate, to narrow down, to aim”) + -ач (-ač).

Noun

мера́ч • (meráč) m

1. measurer, weighter

   Synonyms: оцени́тел (ocenítel), измерва́ч (izmerváč)

2. (military) marksman, gunner (soldier responsible of gun laying an artillery piece)
3. (dialectal, Banat) aimer, targeter (agent who aims well)

Declension

Declension of мера́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	мера́ч meráč	мера́чи meráči
definite (subject form)	мера́чът meráčǎt	мера́чите meráčite
definite (object form)	мера́ча meráča
count form	—	мера́ча meráča

Related terms

• мери́тел (merítel), измери́тел (izmerítel), измерва́ч (izmerváč, “measurer”)
• измерва́тел (izmervátel, “gauge, indicator”)
• мер (mer, “meter”) (in compounds)

References

• “мерач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мерач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мерач¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 743

Macedonian

Etymology

By surface analysis, мери (meri) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛɾat͡ʃ]
• Hyphenation: ме‧рач

Noun

мерач • (merač) m (plural мерачи, relational adjective мерачки)

1. measurer
2. measuring device

Declension

Declension of мерач

	singular	plural
indefinite	мерач	мерачи
definite unspecified	мерачот	мерачите
definite proximal	мерачов	мерачиве
definite distal	мерачон	мерачине
vocative	мерачу	мерачи
count form	—	мерача

Related terms

• агломер m (aglomer)
• брзиномер m (brzinomer)
• ветромер m (vetromer)
• водомер m (vodomer)
• гасомер m (gasomer)
• длабиномер m (dlabinomer)
• дождомер m (doždomer)
• звукомер m (zvukomer)
• земјомер m (zemjomer)
• мерило n (merilo)
• мерка f (merka)
• светломер m (svetlomer)
• силомер m (silomer)
• струјомер m (strujomer)
• топломер m (toplomer)

 

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• мјѐра̄ч (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /měraːt͡ʃ/
• Hyphenation: ме‧рач
• Rhymes: -raːt͡ʃ

Noun

мѐра̄ч m (Latin spelling mèrāč)

1. measurer, surveyor
2. measuring device

Declension

Declension of мерач

	singular	plural
nominative	мѐра̄ч	мерачи
genitive	мера́ча	мерача
dative	мерачу	мерачима
accusative	мерача	мераче
vocative	ме̏ра̄чу	мерачи
locative	мерачу	мерачима
instrumental	мерачем	мерачима