мъничък

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • ми́чкo (míčko) (dialectal, contracted)
  • му́личко (múličko) (influenced by малечък (malečǎk))

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьnь + -ичък (-ičǎk), the old comparative stem of малък (malǎk, small).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɤnit͡ʃək]

Adjective

мъ́ничък (mǎ́ničǎk)

  1. quite small, miniature
    Synonym: малечък (malečǎk)

Declension

  • мъни (mǎni, too small)
  • мъник (mǎnik, midget)

References

  • мъничък in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • мъничък in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
  • Georgiev Vl. I., Duridanov I., editors (1995), мъничък”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 402
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