See also: мэра and мера

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měriti. Morphologically, a causative-iterative of мя́ра (mjára, measure, extend).

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Verb

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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 [with с (s) ‘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 [with в (v) ‘at something/someone’]

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Anagrams

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲerʲə]
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Participle

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ме́ря (mérja)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ме́рить (méritʹ)