мало

See also: мяло and Appendix:Variations of "malo"

Carpathian Rusyn

Adverb

мало • (malo)

1. little, few, some

   Втогды было барз мало.

   Vtohdŷ bŷlo barz malo.

   Then there was very little amount of.

2. slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalɔ]
• Rhymes: -alɔ
• Hyphenation: ма‧ло

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak malo. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn мало (malo) and Slovak malo.

Adverb

мало (malo) (comparative менєй, superlative найменєй, diminutive малко)

1. little, few

   Antonym: нємало (njemalo)

   мало заробел ― malo zarobel ― he earned little

   предавальня на мало ― predavalʹnja na malo ― retail shop (literally, “shop in little”)

2. (with нє (nje)) almost, nearly

   Synonym: замало (zamalo)

   мало нє спаднул ― malo nje spadnul ― he almost fell

Related terms

(adverbs):

• докмало (dokmalo)
• замало (zamalo)
• на мало (na malo)
• нємало (njemalo)
• омало (omalo)
• премало (premalo)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “мало”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “few”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 113
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “little”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 168

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

мало (malo)

1. inflection of мац (mac):
   1. neuter singular l-participle
   2. neuter singular past indicative

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]

• Audio:

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Adverb

ма́ло • (málo) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or (по)ме́нее)

1. little, few

   Antonym: мно́го (mnógo)

2. too little, too few
   • 1971, “Сва́дьба [Svádʹba]”, Robert Rozhdestvensky (lyrics), Arno Babajanian (music)‎^[1]performed by Muslim Magomayev:

     Широ́кой э́той сва́дьбе бы́ло ме́ста ма́ло / И не́ба бы́ло ма́ло, 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.

Derived terms

• нима́ло (nimálo)
• наиме́нее (naiméneje)

Predicative

ма́ло • (málo)

1. it is too little, it is insufficient, it is not enough

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈɫo]

Adjective

мало́ • (maló)

1. short neuter singular of ма́лый (mályj)
2. short neuter singular of ма́ленький (málenʹkij)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâlo/
• Hyphenation: ма‧ло

Adverb

ма̏ло (Latin spelling mȁlo) (+ genitive case)

1. little, few, some
2. slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)
3. barely, hardly (anyone, anywhere)

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɫɔ]

• Audio:

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Adverb

ма́ло • (málo) (comparative ме́нше or менш, superlative найме́нше or найме́нш)

1. a little, few, some

   Antonyms: бага́то (baháto), (rare) мно́го (mnóho)

Derived terms

• зама́ло (zamálo)
• нема́ло (nemálo)
• чима́ло (čymálo)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɫɔ]

Verb

ма́ло • (málo)

1. 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 [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)