Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьňьjь

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

1. smaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ

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

• *boľьjь
• *vęťьjь

Derived terms

• *mьnikъ (“miniature”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: ме́ншы (mjénšy)
  • Russian: ме́ньший (ménʹšij)
  • Ukrainian: ме́нший (ménšyj)
  • Old Novgorodian: мьньи (mĭnĭi), мьнии (mĭnii)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: мьнии (mĭnii)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ма̏њӣ

    Latin script: mȁnjī

  • Slovene: mȁnj (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: menší, méně
  • Kashubian: mniészi, mni
  • Polish: mniejszy, mniej
  • Silesian: myńszy, mynij
  • Old Slovak: jmenej, jméne, menší, menej, méne, méňej, minej
    • Pannonian Rusyn: менши (menši), менєй (menjej)
    • Slovak: menší, menej
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: mjeńšy
    • Upper Sorbian: mjeńši