менєй
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak menej, from Proto-Slavic *mьňьjь. Cognates include Polish mniej and Slovak menej. Doublet of менши (menši).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛɲɛj]
- Rhymes: -ɛɲɛj
- Hyphenation: ме‧нєй
Adverb
менєй (menjej)
- comparative degree of мало (malo): less
- Antonym: вецей (vecej)
- вецей-менєй ― vecej-menjej ― more or less
Preposition
менєй (menjej)
- (mathematics) minus
- штири менєй два ― štiri menjej dva ― four minus two (literally, “four less two”)
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “менєй”, 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) “less”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 165