"маленький" meaning in Russian

See маленький in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈmalʲɪnʲkʲɪj] Audio: Ru-маленький.ogg
Etymology: ма́лый (mályj) + -енький (-enʹkij) Etymology templates: {{af|ru|ма́лый|-енький}} ма́лый (mályj) + -енький (-enʹkij) Head templates: {{ru-adj|ма́ленький|ме́ньше|наиме́ньший|comp2=ме́ньший|dim=малю́сенький}} ма́ленький • (málenʹkij) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or ме́ньший, superlative наиме́ньший, diminutive малю́сенький) Inflection templates: {{ru-decl-adj|ма́ленький|b:ма́л}} Forms: ма́ленький [canonical], málenʹkij [romanization], (по)ме́ньше [comparative], ме́ньший [comparative], наиме́ньший [superlative], малю́сенький [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ма́ленький [masculine, nominative], ма́ленькое [neuter, nominative], ма́ленькая [feminine, nominative], ма́ленькие [nominative, plural], ма́ленького [genitive, masculine, neuter], ма́ленькой [feminine, genitive], ма́леньких [genitive, plural], ма́ленькому [dative, masculine, neuter], ма́ленькой [dative, feminine], ма́леньким [dative, plural], ма́ленького [accusative, animate, masculine], ма́ленькое [accusative, neuter], ма́ленькую [accusative, feminine], ма́леньких [accusative, animate, plural], ма́ленький [accusative, inanimate, masculine], ма́ленькие [accusative, inanimate, plural], ма́леньким [instrumental, masculine, neuter], ма́ленькой [feminine, instrumental], ма́ленькою [feminine, instrumental], ма́ленькими [instrumental, plural], ма́леньком [masculine, neuter, prepositional], ма́ленькой [feminine, prepositional], ма́леньких [plural, prepositional], мал [masculine, short-form], мало́ [neuter, short-form], мала́ [feminine, short-form], малы́ [plural, short-form], ма́ленькій [alternative]
  1. little, small
    Sense id: en-маленький-ru-adj-JkIMO~ub
  2. short
    Sense id: en-маленький-ru-adj--bAHi131 Categories (other): Russian adjectives with irregular short stem, Russian adjectives with short accent pattern b Disambiguation of Russian adjectives with irregular short stem: 8 76 16 Disambiguation of Russian adjectives with short accent pattern b: 8 77 15
  3. trifling, petty
    Sense id: en-маленький-ru-adj-Isee-G2I Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian terms suffixed with -енький Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 87 Disambiguation of Russian terms suffixed with -енький: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ме́лкий (mélkij) 
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bolʹšoj",
      "word": "большой"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ма́лый",
        "3": "-енький"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ма́лый (mályj) + -енький (-enʹkij)",
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      "form": "ма́ленький",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "málenʹkij",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(по)ме́ньше",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ме́ньший",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "наиме́ньший",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "малю́сенький",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ru-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленький",
      "roman": "málenʹkij",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькое",
      "roman": "málenʹkoje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькая",
      "roman": "málenʹkaja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькие",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "ма́ленького",
      "roman": "málenʹkovo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькой",
      "roman": "málenʹkoj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ма́леньких",
      "roman": "málenʹkix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькому",
      "roman": "málenʹkomu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькой",
      "roman": "málenʹkoj",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine"
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      "form": "ма́леньким",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ма́ленького",
      "roman": "málenʹkovo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "animate",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькое",
      "roman": "málenʹkoje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькую",
      "roman": "málenʹkuju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́леньких",
      "roman": "málenʹkix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "animate",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленький",
      "roman": "málenʹkij",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькие",
      "roman": "málenʹkije",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "inanimate",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́леньким",
      "roman": "málenʹkim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькой",
      "roman": "málenʹkoj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькою",
      "roman": "málenʹkoju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькими",
      "roman": "málenʹkimi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́леньком",
      "roman": "málenʹkom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькой",
      "roman": "málenʹkoj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́леньких",
      "roman": "málenʹkix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мал",
      "roman": "mal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мало́",
      "roman": "maló",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мала́",
      "roman": "malá",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "малы́",
      "roman": "malý",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькій",
      "roman": "málenʹkij",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ме́ньше",
        "3": "наиме́ньший",
        "comp2": "ме́ньший",
        "dim": "малю́сенький"
      },
      "expansion": "ма́ленький • (málenʹkij) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or ме́ньший, superlative наиме́ньший, diminutive малю́сенький)",
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    }
  ],
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      },
      "name": "ru-decl-adj"
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mélkij",
      "word": "ме́лкий"
    }
  ],
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        "little, small"
      ],
      "id": "en-маленький-ru-adj-JkIMO~ub",
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-маленький-ru-adj-Isee-G2I",
      "links": [
        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "petty",
          "petty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmalʲɪnʲkʲɪj]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "маленький"
}

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    }
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      "form": "наиме́ньший",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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      "form": "малю́сенький",
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      "form": "ма́ленький",
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      "form": "ма́ленькая",
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      "form": "ма́ленькие",
      "roman": "málenʹkije",
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      "form": "ма́ленького",
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      "form": "ма́ленькой",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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    {
      "form": "ма́леньким",
      "roman": "málenʹkim",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "ма́ленького",
      "roman": "málenʹkovo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "animate",
        "masculine"
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    {
      "form": "ма́ленькое",
      "roman": "málenʹkoje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "ма́ленькую",
      "roman": "málenʹkuju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    {
      "form": "ма́леньких",
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        "animate",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "ма́ленький",
      "roman": "málenʹkij",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine"
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    {
      "form": "ма́ленькие",
      "roman": "málenʹkije",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "inanimate",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ма́леньким",
      "roman": "málenʹkim",
      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
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    {
      "form": "ма́ленькой",
      "roman": "málenʹkoj",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "instrumental"
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    {
      "form": "ма́ленькою",
      "roman": "málenʹkoju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькими",
      "roman": "málenʹkimi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́леньком",
      "roman": "málenʹkom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькой",
      "roman": "málenʹkoj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "prepositional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ма́леньких",
      "roman": "málenʹkix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мал",
      "roman": "mal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мало́",
      "roman": "maló",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "мала́",
      "roman": "malá",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "малы́",
      "roman": "malý",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ма́ленькій",
      "roman": "málenʹkij",
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      ]
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        "1": "ма́ленький",
        "2": "ме́ньше",
        "3": "наиме́ньший",
        "comp2": "ме́ньший",
        "dim": "малю́сенький"
      },
      "expansion": "ма́ленький • (málenʹkij) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or ме́ньший, superlative наиме́ньший, diminutive малю́сенький)",
      "name": "ru-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ма́ленький",
        "2": "b:ма́л"
      },
      "name": "ru-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "mélkij",
      "word": "ме́лкий"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "little, small"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "short"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trifling, petty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "petty",
          "petty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmalʲɪnʲkʲɪj]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ru-маленький.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6d/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9.ogg/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Ru-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "маленький"
}

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