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)

1. measurement standard, norm (an object or a reference against which a measurement is done)
2. extend, limit of some system or action
3. (figurative) moderation, temperance

Declension

Declension of мя́ра

	singular	plural
indefinite	мя́ра mjára	мя́ри mjári
definite	мя́рата mjárata	мя́рите mjárite

Alternative forms

• ме́ра (méra), мера́ (merá) — dialectal

Derived terms

• мя́рка (mjárka, “measuring unit”)
• мя́рица (mjárica, “measuring container”) (obsolete)

Related terms

• мери́ло (merílo), мери́лка (merílka, “gauge”) (instrumental nouns)
• ме́рник (mérnik, “measuring tool, telescopic sight”)

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]‎^[1] (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), volume 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