Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьňьjь
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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 *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Latin minor, Dutch minder.
Adjective
*mьňьjь
Declension
Indefinite declension of *mьňьjь (comparative)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mьňьjь | *mьňьši | *mьňe |
| genitive | *mьňьša | *mьňьšę̇ | *mьňьša |
| dative | *mьňьšu | *mьňьši | *mьňьšu |
| accusative | *mьňьšь | *mьňьšǫ | *mьňe |
| instrumental | *mьňьšemь | *mьňьšejǫ | *mьňьšemь |
| locative | *mьňьši | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| vocative | *mьňьšu | *mьňьše | *mьňьše |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mьňьša | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| genitive | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu |
| dative | *mьňьšema | *mьňьšama | *mьňьšema |
| accusative | *mьňьša | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| instrumental | *mьňьšema | *mьňьšama | *mьňьšema |
| locative | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu |
| vocative | *mьňьša | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mьňьše | *mьňьšę̇ | *mьňьša |
| genitive | *mьňьšь | *mьňьšь | *mьňьšь |
| dative | *mьňьšemъ | *mьňьšamъ | *mьňьšemъ |
| accusative | *mьňьšę̇ | *mьňьšę̇ | *mьňьša |
| instrumental | *mьňьši | *mьňьšami | *mьňьši |
| locative | *mьňьšixъ | *mьňьšaxъ | *mьňьšixъ |
| vocative | *mьňьši | *mьňьšę̇ | *mьňьša |
Definite declension of *mьňьjь (comparative)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mьňьjь | *mьňьšija | *mьňьšeje |
| genitive | *mьňьšajego | *mьňьšę̇ję̇ | *mьňьšajego |
| dative | *mьňьšujemu | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšujemu |
| accusative | *mьňьšьjь | *mьňьšǫjǫ | *mьňьšeje |
| instrumental | *mьňьšijimь | *mьňьšǫjǫ | *mьňьšijimь |
| locative | *mьňьšijemь | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšijemь |
| vocative | *mьňьšьjь | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšeje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšiji |
| genitive | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju |
| dative | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima |
| accusative | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšiji |
| instrumental | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima |
| locative | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju |
| vocative | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšiji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mьňьšeji | *mьňьšę̇ję̇ | *mьňьšaja |
| genitive | *mьňьšьjixъ | *mьňьšьjixъ | *mьňьšьjixъ |
| dative | *mьňьšijimъ | *mьňьšijimъ | *mьňьšijimъ |
| accusative | *mьňьšę̇ję̇ | *mьňьšę̇ję̇ | *mьňьšaja |
| instrumental | *mьňьšijimi | *mьňьšijimi | *mьňьšijimi |
| locative | *mьňьšijixъ | *mьňьšijixъ | *mьňьšijixъ |
| vocative | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšę̇ję̇ | *mьňьšaja |
Antonyms
Derived terms
- *mьnikъ (“miniature”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: