меньше

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to lessen, small, little”). Cognate with Sanskrit mī (“lessen, diminish”); Lithuanian menkas (“negligible”); Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone”) whence English mono-; Latin minuō whence English minute, diminish, etc.; Latin minus, minor, minimum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲenʲʂɨ]
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Adjective

ме́ньше • (ménʹše)

  1. comparative degree of ма́ленький (málenʹkij); comparative degree of ма́лый (mályj): less (to smaller extent), smaller, fewer

Adverb

ме́ньше • (ménʹše)

  1. comparative degree of ма́ло (málo): less (to smaller extent), smaller, fewer
    Antonym: бо́льше (bólʹše)
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