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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo. By surface analysis, мі́рити (míryty) +‎ -ло (-lo). Compare Russian мери́ло (merílo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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міри́ло (mirýlon inan (genitive міри́ла, nominative plural міри́ла, genitive plural міри́л)

  1. measure (that which measures)
  2. (by extension) criterion, measure, yardstick (a standard against which something can be compared or judged)
    Synonym: крите́рій m (krytérij)
  3. scale (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
    Synonym: масшта́б m (masštáb)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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мі́рило (mírylo)

  1. neuter singular past indicative of мі́рити impf (míryty)

Further reading

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