-мир

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *měrъ (“great”), a frequent element in male given names of Slavic origin.

Suffix

-мир • (-mir)

1. Forms male given names from verbs/verbal nouns (usually in i-, ě-conjugation) with approximate meaning great at the referred action:

   бо́ря (bórja, “to fight”) → Бо́римир (Bórimir)

   владе́я (vladéja, “to rule, to govern”) → Влади́мир (Vladímir)

   ка́жа (káža, “to say, to demonstrate”) → Ка́зимир (Kázimir)

   крася́ (krasjá, “to adorn, to make beautiful”) → Краси́мир (Krasímir)

   ста́на (stána, “to fight”) → Стани́мир (Stanímir)

   страша́ (strašá, “to scare”) → Страши́мир (Strašímir)

2. Forms male given names from adjectives with approximate meaning great at the referred property:

   вит (vit, “slender, wreathed”) → Ви́томир (Vítomir)

   до́бър (dóbǎr, “good”) → До́бромир (Dóbromir)

   драг (drag, “dear”) → Дра́гомир (Drágomir)

   люб (ljub, “lovely, dear”) (obsolete) → Лю́бомир (Ljúbomir)

   рад (rad, “jouful”) (obsolete) → Ра́домир (Rádomir)

   ти́х (tíh, “quiet”) → Ти́хомир (Tíhomir)

3. (rare) Forms male given names from abstract nouns with approximate meaning bearer of the referred notion:

   зла́то (zláto, “gold”) → Зла́томир (Zlátomir)

   цвят (cvjat, “color, blosom”) → Цве́томир (Cvétomir)

Related terms

• -мира f (-mira)