малък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *malъkъ, a doublet of Proto-Slavic *malъ. Morphologically analysable as from dialectal мал (mal, small) +‎ -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaɫɐk]
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Adjective

ма́лък • (málǎk) (diminutive ма́лечък, adverb ма́лко)

  1. small, little
  2. young, little (of age)
  3. short (of time)

Declension

Positive forms of ма́лък
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite ма́лък
málǎk
ма́лка
málka
ма́лко
málko
ма́лки
málki
definite
(subject form)
ма́лкият
málkijat
ма́лката
málkata
ма́лкото
málkoto
ма́лките
málkite
definite
(object form)
ма́лкия
málkija
extended
(vocative form)
ма́лки, ма́лкий1
málki, málkij1

1Archaic.

Comparative forms of ма́лък
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-ма́лък
pó-málǎk
по́-ма́лка
pó-málka
по́-ма́лко
pó-málko
по́-ма́лки
pó-málki
definite
(subject form)
по́-ма́лкият
pó-málkijat
по́-ма́лката
pó-málkata
по́-ма́лкото
pó-málkoto
по́-ма́лките
pó-málkite
definite
(object form)
по́-ма́лкия
pó-málkija
extended
(vocative form)
по́-ма́лки, по́-ма́лкий1
pó-málki, pó-málkij1

1Archaic.

Superlative forms of ма́лък
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-ма́лък
náj-málǎk
на́й-ма́лка
náj-málka
на́й-ма́лко
náj-málko
на́й-ма́лки
náj-málki
definite
(subject form)
на́й-ма́лкият
náj-málkijat
на́й-ма́лката
náj-málkata
на́й-ма́лкото
náj-málkoto
на́й-ма́лките
náj-málkite
definite
(object form)
на́й-ма́лкия
náj-málkija
extended
(vocative form)
на́й-ма́лки, на́й-ма́лкий1
náj-málki, náj-málkij1

1Archaic.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • мъни (mǎni), мъний (mǎnij) (old comparative stem)

Noun

ма́лък • (málǎkm

  1. child, youngster

Declension

Declension of ма́лък
singular plural
indefinite ма́лък
málǎk
ма́лци
málci
definite
(subject form)
м́алкият
ḿalkijat
ма́лците
málcite
definite
(object form)
м́алкия
ḿalkija
vocative form ма́лък, ма́лъкия
málǎk, málǎkija
ма́лци
málci

References

  • малък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • малък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010