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

(dated) measurer, evaluator, counter
Synonyms: оцени́тел (ocenítel), броя́ч (brojáč)
(dialectal, Banat Bulgarian) aimer (agent who aims well)
(military) soldier who aims a large-caliber gun (stationary or on vehicles)

Declension

Declension of мера́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	мера́ч meráč	мера́чи meráči
definite (subject form)	мера́чът meráčǎt	мера́чите meráčite
definite (object form)	мера́ча meráča	мера́чите meráčite
count form	—	мера́ча meráča

Related terms

мери́тел (merítel, “agent who measures”)
- измери́тел (izmerítel, “measuring scale”)
измерва́тел (izmervátel, “gauge”)
мер (mer, “gauge”) (obsolete, indirectly attested)

References

мерач in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
мерач in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “мерач¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 743

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɛɾat͡ʃ]

Noun

мерач • (merač) m

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

(Ijekavian): мјѐра̄ч

Pronunciation

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

Noun

мѐра̄ч m (Latin spelling mèrāč)

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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