# мир
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mir]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мир • (mir) m (relational adjective ми́рен or ми́ров)
* peace
    Женщины мира! Крепите единство в борьбе за мир.Ženščiny mira! Krepite jedinstvo v borʹbe za mir.Women of the world! Strengthen unity in the struggle for peace. (from a 1978 poster by Mikhail Getman)
* peacefulness, tranquillity, repose
    Synonym: поко́й (pokój)
    мир и поко́й ― mir i pokój ― peace and quiet
    Оставе́те ме на ми́ра! ― Ostavéte me na míra! ― Leave me in peace!
* (poetic) universe; world
    Synonyms: свят (svjat), всеми́р (vsemír), вселе́на (vseléna)
    Женщины мира! Крепите единство в борьбе за мир.Ženščiny mira! Krepite jedinstvo v borʹbe za mir.Women of the world! Strengthen unity in the struggle for peace. (from a 1978 poster by Mikhail Getman)

#### Derived terms

* миро- (miro-) (as an element in compounds)
** Миролю́б m (Miroljúb), Миролю́ба f (Miroljúba) (personal names)
** Миросла́в m (Mirosláv), Миросла́ва f (Mirosláva) (personal names)
** мирогле́д (mirogléd, “worldview, orientation”)
** миротво́рец (mirotvórec, “peacemaker”)
* (stative) мире́я (miréja) (dialectal)
* (inchoative) мирня́сам (mirnjásam)
* (stative) миру́вам (mirúvam)
* (causative-iterative) миря́ (mirjá) (dialectal)
* всеми́р (vsemír, “universe”)
* миря́нин (mirjánin, “layman”)
* неми́рник (nemírnik, “rebel”)
* Ми́ра f (Míra)
* Ми́рка f (Mírka)
* Ми́рко m (Mírko)
* Ми́рчо m (Mírčo)
* ми́рен (míren)
* ми́ров (mírov)
* ми́рски (mírski)
* (obsolete) ми́рък (mírǎk)

#### See also

* миро́ (miró, “chrism”) (Greek borrowing, unrelated)
** миро́сам (mirósam, “to anoint”)
** миропома́жа (miropomáža, “to anoint”)

### References

* “мир”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “мир”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “миръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 69
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мир”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 110
* “миръ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

## Dungan
### Etymology

Cognate to Mandarin 明兒／明儿 (míngr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mi²⁴/

### Noun

мир • (mir) (I)
* tomorrow
    Synonyms: минтян (minti͡an), миргә (mirgə)

## Even
### Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *muire, compare Evenki мирэ (mirə), Manchu ᠮᡝᡳᡵᡝᠨ (meiren), Nanai муйрэ (mujre) and нгуйрэ (ŋujre), .

### Noun

мир (mir)
* shoulder

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mir]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: мир

### Noun

мир • (mir) m (relational adjective мирен)
* peace

#### Declension
### References

* “мир” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Northern Khanty
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

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### Noun

мир (mir) (Kazym)
* people, humanity
    Synonym: йох (joh)

### References

* Solovar, V. N. (2014) “мир”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 179

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* миръ (mir) — Pre-reform orthography (1918) (only in the sense of “peace”)
* міръ (mir) — Pre-reform orthography (1918) (only in the sense of “universe, world”)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey(H)-ró-s.
The dual meaning of "peace" and "world" is unique to Slavic. The pre-1918 orthography had an orthographical distinction of the two identically pronounced words to avoid confusion.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mʲir]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мир • (mir) m inan (genitive ми́ра, nominative plural миры́, genitive plural миро́в, relational adjective мирово́й or мирско́й, diminutive миро́к)
* (usually uncountable) peace
    война́ и мир ― vojná i mir ― war and peace
    мир во всём ми́ре ― mir vo vsjom míre ― world peace
    опло́т ми́ра ― oplót míra ― stronghold of peace
    Ми́ру мир! (slogan, the first "мир" in the dative case is "world", the second "мир" is "peace") ― Míru mir! ― Peace to the world!
* universe; world; planet
    происхожде́ние ми́ра ― proisxoždénije míra ― origin of the universe

#### Usage notes

The locative form миру́ (mirú), "(in [this]) world", is used with religious figures to indicate their secular name – for example, "Протопоп Афанасий, в миру Александр Иванович Неизвестнов" would mean "Protopope Afanasy, secular name Alexander Ivanovich Neizvestnov".

#### Derived terms

* мировоззре́ние (mirovozzrénije)
* мировосприя́тие (mirovosprijátije)
* миролюби́вый (miroljubívyj)
* мироощуще́ние (mirooščuščénije)
* миропома́зание (miropomázanije)
* миропонима́ние (miroponimánije)
* миропоря́док (miroporjádok)
* миротво́рец (mirotvórec)
* миротво́рчество (mirotvórčestvo)
* мироустро́йство (miroustrójstvo)
* ру́сский мир (rússkij mir, “the Russian world, the Russian community”)

#### Related terms

* всеми́рный (vsemírnyj)
* мири́ть (mirítʹ)
* мирова́я (mirovája)
* мирово́й (mirovój)
* ми́рный (mírnyj)
* мирско́й (mirskój)
* миря́нин (mirjánin)
* обмирще́ние (obmirščénije)
* переми́рие (peremírije)
* примире́ние (primirénije)

#### Descendants

* → Ingrian: miira
* → Kildin Sami: мырр (myrr)

### Further reading

* мир in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás, from Proto-Indo-European *mey(H)-ró-s.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mîːr/

### Noun

ми̑р m (Latin spelling mȋr)
* peace
    Нобелова награда за мир ― Nobel peace prize
    мировна конференција ― peace conference
    центар града је оаза мира и зеленила ― city center is an oasis of peace and greenery
** 1996, United Nations, “Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Serbian”, in UDHR in Unicode‎, archived from the original on 21 May 2022:Пошто је признавање урођеног достојанства и једнаких и неотуђивих права свих чланова људске породице темељ слободе, правде и мира у свету;Pošto je priznavanje urođenog dostojanstva i jednakih i neotuđivih prava svih članova ljudske porodice temelj slobode, pravde i mira u svetu;Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
* calm, tranquility
    остави ме на миру! ― leave me alone!
    пусти ме на миру! ― leave me alone!

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɪr]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мир • (myr) m inan (genitive ми́ру, uncountable)
* peace
* (dated) world

#### Declension

(peace)
(world)

#### Derived terms

* ми́рний (mýrnyj)
* мирови́й (myrovýj)
* мирськи́й (myrsʹkýj)
* переми́р'я (peremýrʺja)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мир”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “мир”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)