меря

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měriti. Morphologically, equivalent to ме́ра (méra, “measure, extend”) +‎ -я (-ja).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛrʲɐ]

ме́ря • (mérja) first-singular present indicative, impf (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 [+ с (object) = 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 [+ в (object) = at something/someone]

• ме́рям (mérjam, “to estimate, to narrow down”) (dialectal, intensive)
  • мера́ч (meráč, “measurer, aimer”)
• вми́рам pf (vmíram), вме́ря impf (vmérja) (dialectal)
• възме́рвам impf (vǎzmérvam), възме́ря pf (vǎzmérja, “to consider, to take for evaluation”) (dialectal)
• доме́рвам impf (domérvam), доме́ря pf (domérja, “to measure to the end”)
• заме́рвам impf (zamérvam), заме́ря pf (zamérja, “to pinpoint a measure”)
• изме́рвам impf (izmérvam), изме́ря pf (izmérja, “to measure out”)
  • измере́ние (izmerénie, “dimension”)
• изнами́рам impf (iznamíram), изнаме́ря pf (iznamérja)
• нами́рам impf (namíram), наме́ря pf (namérja, “to find out”)
  • намере́ние (namerénie, “intention”)
• отме́рвам impf (otmérvam), отме́ря pf (otmérja)
• поме́рвам impf (pomérvam), поме́ря pf (pomérja, “to figure out”)
• преме́рвам impf (premérvam), преме́ря pf (premérja, “to evaluate”)
  • преме́рвам се impf (premérvam se), преме́ря се pf (premérja se, “to compare/weight oneself”)
• приме́рвам impf (primérvam), приме́ря pf (primérja, “to measure from end to end”)
  • приме́р (primér, “example”)
• разме́рвам impf (razmérvam), разме́ря pf (razmérja, “to divide dimensions”)
  • разме́р (razmér, “size”)
• сме́рвам impf (smérvam), сме́ря pf (smérja, “to aim, to target”) (dialectal)
• уме́рвам impf (umérvam), уме́ря pf (umérja, “to balance, to moderate”) (dialectal)
  • уме́рен (uméren, “moderate”)
  • уме́реност (umérenost, “moderation”)
• ме́рен (méren, “measuring; metrical”)
• мери́тел (merítel, “measurer, tester”)
• мери́ло (merílo, “standard, reference scale”)
  • мери́лка (merílka) (diminutive)
• мя́рка (mjárka, “measure, measuring scale”)

• мя́ра (mjára, “moderation”), ме́ра (méra, “measure”)
• мер (mer, “gauge”) (obsolete)

• “меря”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “меря”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “меря”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 751

• ярем (jarem)

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲerʲə]

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ме́ря • (mérja)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ме́рить (méritʹ)