Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/malъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”) and possibly Latin malus (“bad”).
Adjective
*màlъ (comparative *mьňьjь)[1][2]
Declension
Indefinite declension of *malъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *malъ | *mala | *malo |
| genitive | *mala | *maly | *mala |
| dative | *malu | *malě | *malu |
| accusative | *malъ | *malǫ | *malo |
| instrumental | *malomь | *malojǫ | *malomь |
| locative | *malě | *malě | *malě |
| vocative | *male | *malo | *malo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mala | *malě | *malě |
| genitive | *malu | *malu | *malu |
| dative | *maloma | *malama | *maloma |
| accusative | *mala | *malě | *malě |
| instrumental | *maloma | *malama | *maloma |
| locative | *malu | *malu | *malu |
| vocative | *mala | *malě | *malě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mali | *maly | *mala |
| genitive | *malъ | *malъ | *malъ |
| dative | *malomъ | *malamъ | *malomъ |
| accusative | *maly | *maly | *mala |
| instrumental | *maly | *malami | *maly |
| locative | *malěxъ | *malaxъ | *malěxъ |
| vocative | *mali | *maly | *mala |
Definite declension of *malъ (hard)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *malъjь | *malaja | *maloje |
| genitive | *malajego | *malyję̇ | *malajego |
| dative | *malujemu | *malěji | *malujemu |
| accusative | *malъjь | *malǫjǫ | *maloje |
| instrumental | *malyjimь | *malǫjǫ | *malyjimь |
| locative | *malějemь | *malěji | *malějemь |
| vocative | *malъjь | *malaja | *maloje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *malaja | *malěji | *malěji |
| genitive | *maluju | *maluju | *maluju |
| dative | *malyjima | *malyjima | *malyjima |
| accusative | *malaja | *malěji | *malěji |
| instrumental | *malyjima | *malyjima | *malyjima |
| locative | *maluju | *maluju | *maluju |
| vocative | *malaja | *malěji | *malěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *maliji | *malyję̇ | *malaja |
| genitive | *malъjixъ | *malъjixъ | *malъjixъ |
| dative | *malyjimъ | *malyjimъ | *malyjimъ |
| accusative | *malyję̇ | *malyję̇ | *malaja |
| instrumental | *malyjimi | *malyjimi | *malyjimi |
| locative | *malyjixъ | *malyjixъ | *malyjixъ |
| vocative | *maliji | *malyję̇ | *malaja |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*màlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 300: “adj. o (a) ‘small, little’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “malъ mala malo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 107, 188; PR 133; MP 22)”