-мер

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• This suffix is always the stressed syllable of its compounds.
• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛr]

Etymology 1

Scientific term borrowed from some western language, ultimately from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”).

Suffix

-мер • (-mer)

1. (chemistry) Forms words, concerning the structure of a molecule or a chemical compound.

Derived terms

• мономе́р (monomér, “monomer”)
• полиме́р (polimér, “polymer”)
• хомоме́р (homomér, “molecule formed from a single type of element”)
• изоме́р (izomér, “molecule with the same molecular formula, but different structure”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with меря (merja, “to measure”).

Suffix

-мер • (-mer)

1. Forms words that describe instruments of measurement/meters: -meter

Derived terms

• топломе́р (toplomér, “thermometer”)
• електроме́р (elektromér, “electricity meter”)
• водомер (vodomer, “water meter”)
• ъгломе́р (ǎglomér, “goniometer”)