мило

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mydlo, synchronically parsable as мия (mija, “to wash”) +‎ -ло (-lo) (instrumental suffix). Attested among Lovech Pomaks.

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Noun

ми́ло • (mílo) n (obsolete)

1. soap

   Synonym: (standard) сапу́н (sapún)

References

• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “мило”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 209

Macedonian

Etymology

From мил (mil) +‎ -о (-o).

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Adverb

мило • (milo) (comparative помило, superlative најмило)

1. dearly, sweetly

Russian

Etymology

ми́лый (mílyj) +‎ -о (-o)

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Adverb

ми́ло • (mílo) (comparative (по)миле́е or (по)миле́й)

1. dearly, kindly, cordially
2. cutely

Adjective

ми́ло • (mílo)

1. short neuter singular of ми́лый (mílyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîlo/
• Hyphenation: ми‧ло

Adverb

ми̏ло (Latin spelling mȉlo)

1. dearly, kindly, cordially

Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mydlo, from *myti (“to wash”). By surface analysis, ми́ти (mýty) +‎ -ло (-lo).

Noun

ми́ло • (mýlo) n inan (genitive ми́ла, nominative plural ми́ла, genitive plural мил, relational adjective ми́льний or ми́ляний, diminutive ми́льце)

1. soap

Declension

Verb

ми́ло • (mýlo)

1. neuter singular past imperfective of ми́ти (mýty)

Etymology 2

ми́лий (mýlyj) +‎ -о (-o)

Adverb

ми́ло • (mýlo) (comparative милі́ше, superlative наймилі́ше)

1. nicely, prettily
2. dearly, kindly, cordially

References

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