See also: мэра and мера

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měriti. Morphologically, equivalent to ме́ра (méra, measure, extend) +‎ (-ja).

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Verb edit

ме́ря (mérja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective мя́рвам or мя́рна)

  1. (intransitive) to measure, to estimate
  2. to try on (clothing)
  3. (transitive) to aim at, to target
  4. (reflexive with се) to weigh oneself
  5. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to compare [+ с (object) = to someone], to match
    с не́я той не се ме́ри
    s néja toj ne se méri
    he doesn't compare to her, he doesn't measure up to her
  6. (reflexive with се) to aim [+ в (object) = at something/someone]

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References edit

  • меря”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • меря”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “меря”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 751

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲerʲə]
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Participle edit

ме́ря (mérja)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ме́рить (méritʹ)