# мало
## Carpathian Rusyn
### Adverb

мало • (malo)
* little, few, some
    Втогды было барз мало.Vtohdŷ bŷlo barz malo.Then there was very little amount of.
* slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmalɔ]
* Rhymes: -alɔ
* Hyphenation: ма‧ло

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak malo. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn мало (malo) and Slovak malo.

#### Adverb

мало (malo) (comparative менєй, superlative найменєй, diminutive малко)
* little, few
    Antonym: нємало (njemalo)
    предавальня на мало ― predavalʹnja na malo ― retail shop (literally, “shop in little”)
    мало заробел ― malo zarobel ― he earned little
* (with нє (nje)) almost, nearly
    Synonym: замало (zamalo)
    мало нє спаднул ― malo nje spadnul ― he almost fell

##### Related terms

* докмало (dokmalo)
* замало (zamalo)
* на мало (na malo)
* нємало (njemalo)
* омало (omalo)
* премало (premalo)

#### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “мало”, 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) “few”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 113
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “little”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 168

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

мало (malo)
* inflection of мац (mac):
** neuter singular l-participle
** neuter singular past indicative

## Russian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel-.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaɫə]
* Audio:(file)

#### Adverb

ма́ло • (málo) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or (по)ме́нее)
* little, few
    Antonym: мно́го (mnógo)
* too little, too few
** 1971, “Сва́дьба [Svádʹba]”, Robert Rozhdestvensky (lyrics), Arno Babajanian (music)‎performed by Muslim Magomayev:Широ́кой э́той сва́дьбе бы́ло ме́ста ма́ло / И не́ба бы́ло ма́ло, и земли́.Širókoj étoj svádʹbe býlo mésta málo / I néba býlo málo, i zemlí.For this wide wedding, there was too little space, / And too little sky, and land.

##### Derived terms

* нима́ло (nimálo)
* наиме́нее (naiméneje)

#### Predicative

ма́ло • (málo)
* it is too little, it is insufficient, it is not enough

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɐˈɫo]

#### Adjective

мало́ • (maló)
* short neuter singular of ма́лый (mályj)
* short neuter singular of ма́ленький (málenʹkij)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mâlo/
* Hyphenation: ма‧ло

### Adverb

ма̏ло (Latin spelling mȁlo) (+ genitive case)
* little, few, some
* slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)
* barely, hardly (anyone, anywhere)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaɫɔ]
* Audio:(file)

#### Adverb

ма́ло • (málo) (comparative ме́нше or менш, superlative найме́нше or найме́нш)
* a little, few, some
    Antonyms: бага́то (baháto), (rare) мно́го (mnóho)

##### Derived terms

* зама́ло (zamálo)
* нема́ло (nemálo)
* чима́ло (čymálo)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmaɫɔ]

#### Verb

ма́ло • (málo)
* neuter singular past imperfective of ма́ти (máty)

### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мало”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “мало”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “мало”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)