менєй

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak menej, from Proto-Slavic *mьňьjь. Cognates include Polish mniej and Slovak menej. Doublet of менши (menši).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛɲɛj]
• Rhymes: -ɛɲɛj
• Hyphenation: ме‧нєй

Adverb

менєй (menjej)

1. comparative degree of мало (malo): less

   Antonym: вецей (vecej)

   вецей-менєй ― vecej-menjej ― more or less

Preposition

менєй (menjej)

1. (mathematics) minus

   штири менєй два ― štiri menjej dva ― four minus two (literally, “four less two”)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “менєй”, 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) “less”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 165