Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish miara.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲara]
  • Syllabification: nia‧ra

Noun edit

niara f (diminutive niárkä)

  1. measure (unit of measurement)
  2. measure (device for measuring)
  3. measure, measurement (amount of something as ascertained by measuring)
  4. measure, measurement (number, intensity, scale, or intensity of someone or something as ascertained by measuring)
  5. (military) qualification of recruits by a military commission

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “miara”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 128-129