мяра
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měra, a deverbal noun of ме́ря (mérja, “to measure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmʲa̟rɐ]
Noun
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
Declension of мя́ра
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мя́ра mjára |
мя́ри mjári |
| definite | мя́рата mjárata |
мя́рите mjárite |
Derived terms
- мя́рка (mjárka, “measuring unit”)
- мя́рица (mjárica, “measuring container”) (obsolete)
Related terms
References
- “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] (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), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 445
- “мѣра”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
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