mało

See also: malo and málo

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *malъ (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmawɔ/

Determiner

mało (indeclinable, comparative mjenjej)

1. few

   z mało słowami ― with few words

Antonyms

• wjele

Pronoun

mało

1. few, little

   tych jo mało ― there are few of them

   mało casa ― 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

• mało in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
• mało in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.wɔ/

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Numeral

mało (indeclinable)

1. little, few

Antonyms

• dużo

Further reading

• mało in Polish dictionaries at PWN