мало
See also: мяло
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaɫə]
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Adverb
ма́ло • (málo) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or (по)ме́нее)
- little, few
- Antonym: мно́го (mnógo)
- too little, too few
- 1971, Robert Rozhdestvensky (lyrics), Arno Babajanian (music), “Сва́дьба”, performed by Muslim Magomayev:
- Широ́кой э́той сва́дьбе бы́ло ме́стама́ло / И не́ба бы́лома́ло, и земли́.
- Širókoj étoj svádʹbe býlo mésta málo / I néba býlo málo, i zemlí.
- For this wide wedding, there was too little space, / And too little sky, and land.
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Derived terms
- наиме́нее (naiméneje)
Predicative
ма́ло • (málo)
- it is too little, it is insufficient, it is not enough
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɐˈɫo]
Adjective
мало́ • (maló)
- short neuter singular of ма́лый (mályj)
- short neuter singular of ма́ленький (málenʹkij)
Rusyn
Adverb
мало • (malo)
- little, few, some
- Втогды было барз мало.
- Vtohdŷ bŷlo barz malo.
- Then there was very little amount of.
- slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâlo/
- Hyphenation: ма‧ло
Adverb
ма̏ло (Latin spelling mȁlo) (+ genitive case)
- little, few, some
- slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)
- barely, hardly (anyone, anywhere)
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
From Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaɫɔ]
Audio (file)
Adverb
ма́ло • (málo) (comparative ме́нше or менш, superlative найме́нше or найме́нш)
- a little, few, some
- Antonyms: бага́то (baháto), (rare) мно́го (mnóho)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaɫɔ]
Verb
ма́ло • (málo)
- neuter singular past imperfective of ма́ти (máty)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мало”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “мало”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “мало”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)