мерник
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *měrьnikъ. Morphologically, equivalent to ме́ря (mérja, “to measure”) + -ник (-nik).
Noun edit
ме́рник • (mérnik) m
- hindsight, aimer (part of a projectile weapon used for aiming at a target)
- опти́чески ме́рник
- optíčeski mérnik
- telescopic sight, scope
- (dialectal, dated) measure
Declension edit
Declension of ме́рник
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ме́рник mérnik |
ме́рници mérnici |
| definite (subject form) |
ме́рникът mérnikǎt |
ме́рниците mérnicite |
| definite (object form) |
ме́рника mérnika | |
| count form | — | ме́рника mérnika |
Related terms edit
- мер (mer, “gauge”) (obsolete)
- ме́ра (méra, “measure”)
- мя́рка (mjárka) (diminutive)
- мери́ло (merílo, “measuring device”)
- мери́лка (merílka) (diminutive)
- измерва́тел (izmervátel, “measuring device”)
References edit
- “мерник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мерник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мерник”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 749