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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьňьjь
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Latin minor, Dutch minder.
Adjective
*mьňьjь
- smaller, lesser; comparative degree of *malъ
Declension
Indefinite declension of *mьňьjь (comparative)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mьňьjь | *mьňьši | *mьňe |
| Accusative | *mьňьšь | *mьňьšǫ | *mьňe |
| Genitive | *mьňьša | *mьňьšę | *mьňьša |
| Locative | *mьňьši | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| Dative | *mьňьšu | *mьňьši | *mьňьšu |
| Instrumental | *mьňьšemь | *mьňьšejǫ | *mьňьšemь |
| Vocative | *mьňьšu | *mьňьše | *mьňьše |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mьňьša | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| Accusative | *mьňьša | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| Genitive | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu |
| Locative | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu | *mьňьšu |
| Dative | *mьňьšema | *mьňьšama | *mьňьšema |
| Instrumental | *mьňьšema | *mьňьšama | *mьňьšema |
| Vocative | *mьňьša | *mьňьši | *mьňьši |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mьňьše | *mьňьšę | *mьňьša |
| Accusative | *mьňьšę | *mьňьšę | *mьňьša |
| Genitive | *mьňьšь | *mьňьšь | *mьňьšь |
| Locative | *mьňьšixъ | *mьňьšaxъ | *mьňьšixъ |
| Dative | *mьňьšemъ | *mьňьšamъ | *mьňьšemъ |
| Instrumental | *mьňьši | *mьňьšami | *mьňьši |
| Vocative | *mьňьši | *mьňьšę | *mьňьša |
Definite declension of *mьňьjь (comparative)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mьňьjь | *mьňьšija | *mьňьšeje |
| Accusative | *mьňьšьjь | *mьňьšǫjǫ | *mьňьšeje |
| Genitive | *mьňьšajego | *mьňьšęję | *mьňьšajego |
| Locative | *mьňьšijemь | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšijemь |
| Dative | *mьňьšujemu | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšujemu |
| Instrumental | *mьňьšijimi | *mьňьšǫjǫ | *mьňьšijimi |
| Vocative | *mьňьšьjь | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšeje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšiji |
| Accusative | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšiji |
| Genitive | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju |
| Locative | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju | *mьňьšuju |
| Dative | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima |
| Instrumental | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima | *mьňьšijima |
| Vocative | *mьňьšaja | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšiji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mьňьšeji | *mьňьšęję | *mьňьšaja |
| Accusative | *mьňьšęję | *mьňьšęję | *mьňьšaja |
| Genitive | *mьňьšьjixъ | *mьňьšьjixъ | *mьňьšьjixъ |
| Locative | *mьňьšijixъ | *mьňьšijixъ | *mьňьšijixъ |
| Dative | *mьňьšijimъ | *mьňьšijimъ | *mьňьšijimъ |
| Instrumental | *mьňьšijimi | *mьňьšijimi | *mьňьšijimi |
| Vocative | *mьňьšiji | *mьňьšęję | *mьňьšaja |
Antonyms
- *boľьjь
- *vęťьjь
Derived terms
- *mьnikъ (“miniature”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: ме́ншы (mjénšy)
- Russian: ме́ньший (ménʹšij)
- Ukrainian: ме́нший (ménšyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: мьнии (mĭnij)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ма̏њӣ
- Latin: mȁnjī
- West Slavic:
- Czech: menší, méně
- Kashubian: mniészi, mni
- Polish: mniejszy, mniej
- Silesian: myńszy, mynij
- Slovak: menší, menej
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: mjeńšy
- Upper Sorbian: mjeńši