мера

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See also: меря and мэра

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra, a doublet of мя́ра (mjára) with western pronunciation.

Noun

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ме́ра (méraf

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of мя́ра (mjára)
  2. (poetic) fate, lot, destiny
    мера според мераmera spored merawhatever Fate has to bring
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References

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  • мера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ме́ра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 740

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرعی / مرعا (merʼa) (whence Turkish mera (grassland)), from Arabic مَرْعًى (marʕan).

Noun

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мера́ (meráf

  1. (historical, dialectal) field that is free to be used for pasture
    Synonyms: землище (zemlište), пасище (pasište)
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References

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  • мера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мера́²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 741

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra.

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Noun

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мера (meraf (relational adjective мерен)

  1. degree, extent
  2. moderation

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Mariupol Greek

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Times of day
Previous: пирно́с (pirnós)
Next: спе́ра (spjéra)

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra). Cognates include Greek ημέρα (iméra), μέρα (méra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲɛrɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ра

Noun

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ме́ра (mjéraf

  1. day
  2. afternoon

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Declension of ме́ра
singular plural
nominative ме́ра (mjéra) ме́рис (mjéris)
oblique ме́ра (mjéra) ме́рис (mjéris)
*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

References

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  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 130
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса[1], Donetsk, page 83

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲerə]
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Noun

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ме́ра (méraf inan (genitive ме́ры, nominative plural ме́ры, genitive plural мер, diminutive ме́рка)

  1. (dated) a dry measure approximately equal to one pood of seeds, usually equated with the chetverik, standardized in 1902 as 26.239 liters
  2. measure
  3. degree, extent, limit
    знать ме́руznatʹ méruto know when to stop
  4. measure, step, action
  5. way

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mêra/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ра

Noun

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ме̏ра f (Latin spelling mȅra)

  1. measure
  2. dimension, size
  3. rate
  4. degree
  5. extent
  6. unit

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