мирис

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύρον (múron, “sweet oil, unguent, perfume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiris]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -iris
• Syllabification^(key): ми‧рис

Noun

ми́рис • (míris) m

1. smell (basic sense)
2. smell, scent

   Synonym: миризма́ (mirizmá)

Declension

Declension of ми́рис

	singular	plural
indefinite	ми́рис míris	ми́риси mírisi
definite (subject form)	ми́рисът mírisǎt	ми́рисите mírisite
definite (object form)	ми́риса mírisa
count form	—	ми́риса mírisa

References

• “мирис”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мирис”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύρον (múron, “sweet oil, unguent, perfume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiɾis]

Noun

мирис • (miris) m (relational adjective мирислив)

1. smell (basic sense)
2. smell, scent
3. (rare) perfume

Declension

Declension of мирис

	singular	plural
indefinite	мирис (miris)	мириси (mirisi)
definite unspecified	мирисот (mirisot)	мирисите (mirisite)
definite proximal	мирисов (mirisov)	мирисиве (mirisive)
definite distal	мирисон (mirison)	мирисине (mirisine)
vocative	мирису (mirisu)	мириси (mirisi)
count form	—	мириса (mirisa)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μύρον (múron, “sweet oil, unguent, perfume”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîriːs/
• Hyphenation: ми‧рис

Noun

ми̏рӣс m inan (Latin spelling mȉrīs)

1. smell, odor

Declension

Declension of мирис

	singular	plural
nominative	мирис	мириси
genitive	мириса	мириса
dative	мирису	мирисима
accusative	мирис	мирисе
vocative	мирисе	мириси
locative	мирису	мирисима
instrumental	мирисом	мирисима

Further reading

• “мирис”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026