-мир
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *měrъ (“great”), a frequent element in male given names of Slavic origin.
Suffix
-мир • (-mir)
- 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)
- 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)
- (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)