Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьňьjь. Compare Czech menší, Polish mniejszy, Russian ме́ньший (ménʹšij), Ukrainian ме́нший (ménšyj).

Adjective

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ме́ншы (mjénšy)

  1. comparative degree of малы́ (malý) and мале́нькі (maljénʹki): less, smaller
    Antonym: бо́льшы (bólʹšy)
    Coordinate term: найме́ншы (najmjénšy)
  2. (with са́мы (sámy)) least, smallest
    Synonym: найме́ншы (najmjénšy)
  3. younger, smaller
    Synonym: маладзе́йшы (maladzjéjšy)
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ме́ншы (mjénšy)

  1. second-person singular imperative of ме́ншыць (mjénšycʹ)

References

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  • меншы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • меншы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org