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malý
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech malý, from Proto-Slavic *malъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
malý (comparative menší, superlative nejmenší, adverb male)
- small
- (music) minor (the smaller of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number)
- malá tercie ― a minor third
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
See also
Noun
malý m anim
Declension
Declension of malý (hard masculine animate adjectival)
Noun
malý m inan
- (card games) synonym of betl
Declension
Declension of malý (hard masculine inanimate adjectival)
Related terms
Further reading
- “malý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “malý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “malý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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Old Czech
Alternative forms
- małý (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *malъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
malý (short form mal, comparative menší, superlative najmenší, short comparative mení, short superlative najmení)
- (of a physical size) small, little (not big)
- menšie čiest ― minority
- small, short (not lasting a long time)
- few, not numerous
- (of a mass noun) having a small amount
- (of a number) small (not big)
- (of a child) small, young
- (of an age) early
- (of a deed or person) small, insignificant, unimportant, ordinary, simple
- (of a person) less noble, lower ranked
- (of someone's will, the wind, etc.) weak, sluggish (not intense, not vigorous)
- (sometimes of money or amounts) insufficient, bad, mere, measly (of little value, quality)
Declension
Descendants
- Czech: malý
References
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “malý”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *malъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
malý (comparative menší, superlative najmenší)
Declension
Further reading
- “malý”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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