мерило

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo; By surface analysis, меря (merja, to measure) +‎ -ило (-ilo).

Noun

мери́ло • (merílon

  1. (dialectal, dated) measure, measuring tool
    Пари́те не са мери́ло за успе́х.
    Paríte ne sa merílo za uspéh.
    Money is not a measure of success.
  2. reference scale, standard
  3. criterion

Declension

Declension of мери́ло
singular plural
indefinite мери́ло
merílo
мери́ла
meríla
definite мери́лото
meríloto
мери́лата
merílata

Derived terms

  • мери́лен (merílen, measuring)
  • мери́лка (merílka) (diminutive)

References

  • мерило”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мерило”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мерило”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 748

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo. Morphologically мери (meri, to measure) +‎ -ло (-lo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɾiɫɔ]
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ри‧ло

Noun

мерило • (merilon

  1. standard, criterion (something to measure against)
  2. measure, measuring tool

Declension

Declension of мерило
singular plural
indefinite мерило (merilo) мерила (merila)
definite unspecified мерилото (meriloto) мерилата (merilata)
definite proximal мерилово (merilovo) мерилава (merilava)
definite distal мерилоно (merilono) мерилана (merilana)
vocative мерило (merilo) мерила (merila)

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo. By surface analysis, ме́рить (méritʹ) +‎ -ло (-lo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪˈrʲiɫə]

Noun

мери́ло • (merílon inan (genitive мери́ла, nominative plural мери́ла, genitive plural мери́л)

  1. standard, criterion
  2. measure, test
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲerʲɪɫə]

Verb

ме́рило • (mérilo)

  1. neuter singular past indicative imperfective of ме́рить (méritʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mêrilo/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ри‧ло

Noun

ме̏рило n (Latin spelling mȅrilo)

  1. measure
  2. criterion

Declension

Declension of мерило
singular plural
nominative мерило мерила
genitive мерила мерила
dative мерилу мерилима
accusative мерило мерила
vocative мерило мерила
locative мерилу мерилима
instrumental мерилом мерилима