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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/malъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”) and possibly Latin malus (“bad”).
Declension
Indefinite declension of *malъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *malъ | *mala | *malo |
| Accusative | *malъ | *malǫ | *malo |
| Genitive | *mala | *maly | *mala |
| Locative | *malě | *malě | *malě |
| Dative | *malu | *malě | *malu |
| Instrumental | *malomь | *malojǫ | *malomь |
| Vocative | *male | *malo | *malo |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mala | *malě | *malě |
| Accusative | *mala | *malě | *malě |
| Genitive | *malu | *malu | *malu |
| Locative | *malu | *malu | *malu |
| Dative | *maloma | *malama | *maloma |
| Instrumental | *maloma | *malama | *maloma |
| Vocative | *mala | *malě | *malě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mali | *maly | *mala |
| Accusative | *maly | *maly | *mala |
| Genitive | *malъ | *malъ | *malъ |
| Locative | *malěxъ | *malaxъ | *malěxъ |
| Dative | *malomъ | *malamъ | *malomъ |
| Instrumental | *maly | *malami | *maly |
| Vocative | *mali | *maly | *mala |
Definite declension of *malъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *malъjь | *malaja | *maloje |
| Accusative | *malъjь | *malǫjǫ | *maloje |
| Genitive | *malajego | *malyję | *malajego |
| Locative | *malějemь | *malěji | *malějemь |
| Dative | *malujemu | *malěji | *malujemu |
| Instrumental | *malyjimi | *malǫjǫ | *malyjimi |
| Vocative | *malъjь | *malaja | *maloje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *malaja | *malěji | *malěji |
| Accusative | *malaja | *malěji | *malěji |
| Genitive | *maluju | *maluju | *maluju |
| Locative | *maluju | *maluju | *maluju |
| Dative | *malyjima | *malyjima | *malyjima |
| Instrumental | *malyjima | *malyjima | *malyjima |
| Vocative | *malaja | *malěji | *malěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *maliji | *malyję | *malaja |
| Accusative | *malyję | *malyję | *malaja |
| Genitive | *malъjixъ | *malъjixъ | *malъjixъ |
| Locative | *malyjixъ | *malyjixъ | *malyjixъ |
| Dative | *malyjimъ | *malyjimъ | *malyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *malyjimi | *malyjimi | *malyjimi |
| Vocative | *maliji | *malyję | *malaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: малы́ (malý), мале́нькі (maljénʹki)
- Russian: ма́лый (mályj), ма́ленький (málenʹkij)
- Ukrainian: мали́й (malýj), мале́нький (malénʹkyj)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*màlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 300: “adj. o (a) ‘small, little’”
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “malъ mala malo”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 107, 188; PR 133; MP 22)”
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