мило

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiɫo]

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiɫɔ]

Adverb

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

1. dearly, sweetly

Russian

Etymology

ми́лый (mílyj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʲiɫə]

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪɫɔ]

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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

Declension of ми́ло (inan hard neut-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ми́ло mýlo	ми́ла mýla
genitive	ми́ла mýla	мил myl
dative	ми́лу mýlu	ми́лам mýlam
accusative	ми́ло mýlo	ми́ла mýla
instrumental	ми́лом mýlom	ми́лами mýlamy
locative	ми́лі mýli	ми́лах mýlax
vocative	ми́ло mýlo	ми́ла mýla

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 [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “мило”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)