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

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
  • mało in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
  • mało in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.wɔ/
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Numeral

mało (indeclinable)

  1. little, few

Antonyms

Further reading
  • mało in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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