мяра
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měra, a deverbal noun of ме́ря (mérja, “to measure”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мя́ра • (mjára) f (relational adjective ме́рен)
- measurement standard, norm (an object or a reference against which a measurement is done)
- extend, limit of some system or action
- (figurative) moderation, temperance
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мя́ра mjára |
мя́ри mjári |
| definite | мя́рата mjárata |
мя́рите mjárite |
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- мери́ло (merílo), мери́лка (merílka, “gauge”) (instrumental nouns)
- ме́рник (mérnik, “measuring tool, telescopic sight”)
References
[edit]- “мяра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мяра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѣ́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 100
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мяра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 445
- “мѣра”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025