мьньи

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьňьjь. First attested in c. 1120‒1140. Cognate with Old East Slavic мьнии (mĭnii), Old Ruthenian меньшїй (menʹšij), Old Church Slavonic мьнии (mĭnii).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: мь‧ньи

Adjective

мьньи • (mĭnĭi)[1]

  1. (hapax legomenon) comparative degree of малe (male, small): smaller

Declension

References

  1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 760

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