namera

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• nȃmjera (Ijekavian)
• namljera (regional Ijekavian)

Etymology

From na- +‎ mjera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâːmera/
• Hyphenation: na‧me‧ra

Noun

nȃmera f (Cyrillic spelling на̑мера)

1. intent, intention

   imati nam(j)eru ― to intend

   pismo nam(j)ere ― letter of intend

   to mi nije bila nam(j)era ― that was not my intention

   imam samo poštene nam(j)ere ― I have nothing but the best intentions

   s nam(j)erom da ― in order to

   s kojom nam(j)erom? ― with what intention?

Declension

Declension of namera

	singular	plural
nominative	namera	namere
genitive	namere	namera
dative	nameri	namerama
accusative	nameru	namere
vocative	namero	namere
locative	nameri	namerama
instrumental	namerom	namerama

References

• “namera”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “namera”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика [Rečnik srpskohrvatskoga književnog jezika, Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање [Second Phototype Edition], volume 3, Novi Sad; Zagreb: Matica srpska; Matica hrvatska, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 571

Slovene

Etymology

na- +‎ mera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naméːra/

Noun

namẹ̑ra f

1. aim, goal, target, objective

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	naméra
gen. sing.	namére
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	naméra	naméri	namére
genitive (rodȋlnik)	namére	namér	namér
dative (dajȃlnik)	naméri	namérama	naméram
accusative (tožȋlnik)	naméro	naméri	namére
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	naméri	namérah	namérah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	naméro	namérama	namérami

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	naméra
gen. sing.	nameré
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	naméra	nameré	nameré
genitive (rodȋlnik)	nameré	namerá	namerá
dative (dajȃlnik)	naméri	nameráma	nameràm
accusative (tožȋlnik)	nameró	nameré	nameré
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	naméri	nameràh	nameràh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	nameró	nameráma	namerámi

Derived terms

• namerávati

References

• “namera”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “namera”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references