mało

See also: mało-, 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

• 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

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.wɔ/

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Numeral

mało (indeclinable)

1. little, few

Related terms

• mały

Antonyms

• dużo

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