мелкий

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мѣлъкъ (mělŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *mělъkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲelkʲɪj]
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Adjective

ме́лкий (mélkij) (comparative (по)ме́льче, superlative мельча́йший)

  1. small, tiny, little, minute
  2. small, insignificant, petty, minor
  3. shallow
  4. petty, small-minded

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • мелкова́тый (melkovátyj)
  • ме́ленький (mélenʹkij)
  • мелёшенький (meljóšenʹkij)
  • мелково́дный (melkovódnyj)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), мелкий”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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