mało
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *malъ (“small”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
mało (indeclinable, comparative mjenjej)
- few
- z mało słowami ― with few words
Antonyms
Pronoun
mało
- few, little
- tych jo mało ― there are few of them
- mało czasu ― little time
- mało pjenjez ― little money
Usage notes
As a determiner, mało is invariable; the noun it modifies is always plural is in whatever case is appropriate to its role in the sentence. As a pronoun, mało may be followed by a noun in the genitive case, which may be either singular or plural; or it may stand alone.
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “mało”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mało”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mało (indeclinable)
Adverb
mało (not comparable)
Derived terms
noun
particle
Further reading
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