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Belarusian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьňьjь. Compare Czech menší, Polish mniejszy, Russian ме́ньший (ménʹšij), Ukrainian ме́нший (ménšyj).
Adjective
ме́ншы • (mjénšy)
- comparative degree of малы́ (malý) and мале́нькі (maljénʹki): less, smaller
- Antonym: бо́льшы (bólʹšy)
- Coordinate term: найме́ншы (najmjénšy)
- (with са́мы (sámy)) least, smallest
- Synonym: найме́ншы (najmjénšy)
- younger, smaller
- Synonym: маладзе́йшы (maladzjéjšy)
Declension
Declension of ме́ншы (hard)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ме́ншы • (mjénšy)
- second-person singular imperative of ме́ншыць (mjénšycʹ)
References
- “меншы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “меншы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org