мерач

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *měračь; equivalent to ме́ря (mérja, “to measure”), dialectal ме́рям (mérjam, “to estimate, to narrow down, to aim”) + -ач (-ač).

Noun

мера́ч • (meráč) m

  1. measurer, weighter
    Synonyms: оцени́тел (ocenítel), измерва́ч (izmerváč)
  2. (military) marksman, gunner (soldier responsible of gun laying an artillery piece)
  3. (dialectal, Banat) aimer, targeter (agent who aims well)

Declension
Declension of мера́ч
singular plural
indefinite мера́ч
meráč		 мера́чи
meráči
definite
(subject form)		 мера́чът
meráčǎt		 мера́чите
meráčite
definite
(object form)		 мера́ча
meráča
count form — мера́ча
meráča
  • мери́тел (merítel), измери́тел (izmerítel), измерва́ч (izmerváč, “measurer”)
  • измерва́тел (izmervátel, “gauge, indicator”)
  • мер (mer, “meter”) (in compounds)

References
  • “мерач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “мерач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мерач¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 743

Macedonian

Etymology

By surface analysis, мери (meri) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɾat͡ʃ]
  • Hyphenation: ме‧рач

Noun

мерач • (merač) m (plural мерачи, relational adjective мерачки)

  1. measurer
  2. measuring device

Declension
Declension of мерач
singular plural
indefinite мерач мерачи
definite unspecified мерачот мерачите
definite proximal мерачов мерачиве
definite distal мерачон мерачине
vocative мерачу мерачи
count form — мерача

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /měraːt͡ʃ/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧рач
  • Rhymes: -raːt͡ʃ

Noun

мѐра̄ч m (Latin spelling mèrāč)

  1. measurer, surveyor
  2. measuring device

Declension
Declension of мерач
singular plural
nominative мѐра̄ч мерачи
genitive мера́ча мерача
dative мерачу мерачима
accusative мерача мераче
vocative ме̏ра̄чу мерачи
locative мерачу мерачима
instrumental мерачем мерачима
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