Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/malę

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *malъ +‎ *-ę.

Noun

*malę̀ n

1. little kid, infant, baby

Declension

Declension of *malę (nt-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*malę	*malęti	*malęta
genitive	*malęte	*malętu	*malętъ
dative	*malęti	*malętьma	*malętьmъ
accusative	*malę	*malęti	*malęta
instrumental	*malętьmь	*malętьma	*malęty
locative	*malęte	*malętu	*malętьxъ
vocative	*malę	*malęti	*malęta

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: малѧ (malę)
    • Old Ruthenian: малѧ́ (maljá)
      • Ukrainian: маля́ (maljá)
        • ⇒ Ukrainian: маля́тко (maljátko)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: máľa (dialectal)