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Carpathian Rusyn
Adverb
мало • (malo)
- little, few, some
Втогды было барз мало.- Vtohdŷ bŷlo barz malo.
- Then there was very little amount of.
- slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)
Pannonian Rusyn
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Slovak malo. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn мало (malo) and Slovak malo.
Adverb
мало (malo) (comparative менєй, superlative найменєй, diminutive малко)
- little, few
- Antonym: нємало (njemalo)
- предавальня на мало ― predavalʹnja na malo ― retail shop (literally, “shop in little”)
- мало заробел ― malo zarobel ― he earned little
- (with нє (nje)) almost, nearly
- Synonym: замало (zamalo)
- мало нє спаднул ― malo nje spadnul ― he almost fell
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “мало”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “few”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 113
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “little”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 168
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
мало (malo)
- inflection of мац (mac):
- neuter singular l-participle
- neuter singular past indicative
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel-.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ма́ло • (málo) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or (по)ме́нее)
- little, few
- Antonym: мно́го (mnógo)
- too little, too few
Derived terms
Predicative
ма́ло • (málo)
- it is too little, it is insufficient, it is not enough
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
мало́ • (maló)
- short neuter singular of ма́лый (mályj)
- short neuter singular of ма́ленький (málenʹkij)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâlo/
- Hyphenation: ма‧ло
Adverb
ма̏ло (Latin spelling mȁlo) (+ genitive case)
- little, few, some
- slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)
- barely, hardly (anyone, anywhere)
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
From Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ма́ло • (málo) (comparative ме́нше or менш, superlative найме́нше or найме́нш)
- a little, few, some
- Antonyms: бага́то (baháto), (rare) мно́го (mnóho)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
ма́ло • (málo)
- neuter singular past imperfective of ма́ти (máty)
References