mało

See also: malo, Malo, mało-, málo, and mālō

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *malъ (small).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmawɔ/

Determiner

mało (indeclinable, comparative mjenjej)

  1. few
    z mało słowamiwith few words

Antonyms

Pronoun

mało

  1. few, little
    tych jo małothere are few of them
    mało czasulittle time
    mało pjenjezlittle 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

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), mało”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), mało”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

From mały + -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.wɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awɔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ło

Pronoun

mało (indeclinable)

  1. little, few [+genitive]
    Synonyms: niewiele, niedużo
    Antonyms: dużo, wiele, multum, sporo

Adverb

mało (not comparable)

  1. little, not much

Derived terms

noun
particle

Further reading

  • mało in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mało in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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