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mier
blackbird (regional/dialectal term) /ˈmjer/
noun#2148 most common
Also: male blackbird
Example sentences
Un mier stă pe gard.
A blackbird is sitting on the fence.
Mierul are pene negre și cioc galben.
The blackbird has black feathers and a yellow beak.
Am auzit un mier cântând în zori.
I heard a blackbird singing at dawn.
În livada noastră trăiesc mai mulți mieri.
Several blackbirds live in our orchard.
Cuibul mierului era ascuns printre ramuri de liliac.
The blackbird's nest was hidden among the lilac branches.
Bătrânii satului spuneau că mierii vestesc primăvara cu cântecul lor dulce.
The village elders used to say that the blackbirds announce spring with their sweet song.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mier | mieri |
| Genitive | mierului | mierilor |
| Accusative | mier | mieri |
| Vocative | mierule | mierilor |
Word family
mierlăblackbird (the standard, everyday term)
mierloimale blackbird
mierlanmale blackbird (regional variant)
Etymology
Mier is a regional Romanian byform of the standard word mierlă, both descending from Latin merula, meaning blackbird. Romanian inherited this word directly from spoken Latin rather than borrowing it later. The clipped form mier survives in some rural speech alongside other regional masculine forms like mierloi and mierlan, which mark the male bird specifically.
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