много

See also: много-

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mъnogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *managas, from Proto-Indo-European *monogʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmnɔɡo]

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Adverb

мно́го • (mnógo) (comparative по́-мно́го, superlative на́й-мно́го)

1. many, a lot of

   Antonym: ма́лко (málko)

   мно́го хо́ра ― mnógo hóra ― a lot of people

2. much

   Antonym: ма́лко (málko)

   пече́ля мно́го ― pečélja mnógo ― to gain much

3. very

   мно́го добъ́р ― mnógo dobǎ́r ― very good

References

• “много”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “много”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъnogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *managas, from Proto-Indo-European *monogʰos.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [ˈmnoɡə]

Adverb

мно́го • (mnógo) (comparative (по)бо́льше or (по)бо́лее) (+ genitive case)

1. much

   мно́го интере́сного ― mnógo interésnovo ― much (of) interest

   Antonym: ма́ло (málo)

2. many

   мно́го лет тому́ наза́д ― mnógo let tomú nazád ― many years ago

   мно́го люде́й пришло́ ― mnógo ljudéj prišló ― many people came

   Antonym: ма́ло (málo)

3. a lot of, plenty of

   он вы́пил мно́го во́дки ― on výpil mnógo vódki ― he drank a lot of vodka.

4. (dated) at most

   Synonym: максимум (maksimum)

   В каждой телеге сидело по одному, много по два мужика. ― V každoj telege sidelo po odnomu, mnogo po dva mužika. ― In each cart sat one, at most two peasants.

Comparative:

• бо́лее (bóleje, “more”)

Superlative:

• наибо́лее (naibóleje, “the most”)

Synonyms

• в избы́тке (v izbýtke)
• мо́ре (móre), куры не клюю́т (kury ne kljujút) (informal)
• о́чень (óčenʹ) ("very much")

Derived terms

• намно́го (namnógo)
• немно́го (nemnógo)
• умно́жить (umnóžitʹ)

 

Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mъnogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *managas, from Proto-Indo-European *monogʰos.

Adverb

много • (mnoho)

1. much, many, a great deal of

   На тоту тему опубліковав много статей. ― Na totu temu opublikovav mnoho statej. ― He published many articles dedicated to this topic.

2. too much
3. considerably
4. very much, quite a bit

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъnogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *managas, from Proto-Indo-European *monogʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mnôɡo/
• Hyphenation: мно‧го

Adverb

мно̏го (Latin spelling mnȍgo)

1. many, a lot, lots (a large number)

   Има много разлога за то.

   There are many reasons for that.

2. (by extension) much, too much (a large quantity or to a great extent)
3. (Serbia) very

   Ово је много добро.

   This is really good.

Synonyms

• (much): пуно
• (very, very much): ја̑ко, вр̏ло, вѐома

References

• “много” in Hrvatski jezični portal