mьn̨ьjь

mьn̨ьjь Grammatical information: adj. jo Proto-Slavic meaning: `smaller, lesser'

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Old Church Slavic:

mьn̨ii `smaller, lesser, younger' [adj jo], mьn̨ьši [Nomsf], mьn̨e [Nomsn]

Russian:

mén'šij `smaller, lesser, younger' [adj jo]

Czech:

menší `smaller, lesser' [adj jo]

Old Czech:

mení `smaller, lesser, younger' [adj jo], menši [Nomsf], menše [Nomsn]

Slovak:

menší `smaller, lesser' [adj jo]

Polish:

mniejszy `smaller, lesser' [adj jo]

Serbo-Croatian:

mȁnjī `smaller, lesser' [adj jo];

Čak. mȁńī (Vrgada) `smaller, lesser' [adj jo];

Čak. mȁnji `smaller' [adj jo]

Slovene:

mȃnji `smaller, lesser' [adj jo];

mȃnjši `smaller, lesser' [adj jo]

Indo-European reconstruction: mi-n-i(e/o)s-jo-

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Other cognates:

Lat. minor `smaller' [adj];

Goth minniza `smaller, lesser' [adj]