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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishsmal, fromOld Englishsmæl(“small, narrow, slender”), fromProto-Germanic*smalaz(“small”), fromProto-Indo-European*(s)mal-,*(s)mel-(“small, mean, malicious”). Cognate withScotssmal;sma(“small”);West Frisiansmel(“narrow”);Dutchsmal(“narrow”);Germanschmal(“narrow, small”);Low Germansmall(“narrow”);Danish,Norwegian,Swedishsmal(“narrow; thin; slender”);Latinmalus(“bad”);Russianма́лый(mályj,“small”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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small (comparativesmaller,superlativesmallest)

  1. Notlarge orbig;insignificant;few innumber.
    Synonyms:little,microscopic,minuscule,minute,tiny;see alsoThesaurus:small
    Antonyms:big,(said of an amount of something given)generous,large;see alsoThesaurus:large
    • 1918,W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, inThe Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:
      Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows ofsmall lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
    • 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, inThe Economist, volume407, number8841, page70:
      Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only asmall part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
    • 2020 August 13, Ashley Strickland, “The reason we’re shooting laser beams between Earth and the moon”, inCNN‎[1]:
      The orbiter has been observing the moon since 2009, and its reflector is asmaller version of reflector panels placed on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11, 14 and 15 landings on the moon. Soviet lunar robotic landers sent in 1970 and 1973 also carriedsmaller reflectors.
    • 2024 October 4, Chris Lau and Nodoka Katsura, “This is the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube. And it actually works”, inCNN‎[2]:
      Guinness World Record confirmed the micro-cube as the world’ssmallest rotating puzzle cube in August.
    Asmall serving of ice cream.
    Asmall group.
    1. Humiliated orinsignificant.
      The bullies had succeeded in making him feelsmall.
    2. Having a smallpenis,muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
      Synonyms:little,under-endowed(of genitals)
      Though over six feet tall, the man was verysmall and ashamed to undress.
  2. (figuratively, not comparable)Young, as achild.
    Synonyms:little,(Scottish)wee,young
    Antonyms:adult,grown-up,old
    Remember when the children weresmall?
  3. (writing, not comparable)Minuscule orlowercase, referring to written or printedletters.
    Synonyms:lowercase,minuscule
    Antonyms:big,capital,majuscule,uppercase
    • 1959,Anthony Burgess,Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published1972, page584:
      "I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with asmall "c", of course."
  4. Evincing littleworth orability; not large-minded;paltry;mean.
  5. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
    asmall space of time
  6. Synonym oflittle(“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”)
    small science
  7. (archaic) Slender, gracefully slim.
  8. (especially clothing, food or drink) That is small(the manufactured size).
    I'll have asmall coffee, thanks.

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Translations

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not large
young
minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters
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Adverb

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small (comparativesmaller,superlativesmallest)

  1. In a small fashion
    Don't write verysmall!
  2. In or into small pieces.
    • 2009, Ingrid Hoffman,CBS Early Morning for September 28, 2009 (transcription)
      That's going to go in there. We've got some chivessmall chopped as well.
  3. (obsolete) To a small extent.
  4. (obsolete) In a low tone; softly.

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Noun

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small (countable anduncountable,pluralsmalls)(nominalized)

  1. (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink)One of several commonsizes to which an item may be manufactured.
    Synonym:S
  2. (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
    Twosmalls and a large, please.
  3. (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
  4. (countable, rare) Any part of something that issmaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to theback.

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Verb

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small (third-person singular simple presentsmalls,present participlesmalling,simple past and past participlesmalled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) Tomakelittle orless.
  2. (intransitive) Tobecome small; todwindle.

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Icelandic

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Verb

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small(strong)

  1. first-personsingularpastindicative ofsmella
  2. third-personsingularpastindicative ofsmella

Low German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Low Germansmal, fromOld Saxonsmal, fromProto-Germanic*smalaz. Cognate withGermanschmal,Dutchsmal,Englishsmall.

Adjective

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small (comparativesmaller,superlativesmallst)

  1. narrow
  2. small,slender

Declension

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Positive forms ofsmall
gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativehe issmallse issmalldat issmallse sündsmall
partitiveeen Smallseen Smallswat Smallsallens Small
strong declension
(without article)		nominativesmallesmallesmallsmalle
obliquesmallensmallesmallsmalle
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativede smallede smalledat smallede smallen
obliqueden smallende smalledat smallede smallen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeen smalle/smallenen smalleen small/smallet(keen) smallen
obliqueen smallenen smalleen small/smallet(keen) smallen
Comparative forms ofsmall
gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativehe issmallerse issmallerdat issmallerse sündsmaller
partitiveeen smallerseen smallerswat smallersallens smaller
strong declension
(without article)		nominativesmalleresmalleresmallersmallere
obliquesmallernsmalleresmallersmallere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativede smallerede smalleredat smallerede smallern
obliqueden smallernde smalleredat smallerede smallern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeen smallere/smallerenen smallereen smaller(keen) smallern
obliqueen smallernen smallereen smaller(keen) smallern
Superlative forms ofsmall
gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativehe is deSmallstese is deSmallstedat is datSmallstese sünd deSmallsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativesmallstesmallstesmallstsmallste
obliquesmallstensmallstesmallstsmallste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativede smallstede smallstedat smallstede smallsten
obliqueden smallstende smallstedat smallstede smallsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeen smallste/smallstenen smallsteen smallst(keen) smallsten
obliqueen smallstenen smallsteen smallst(keen) smallsten
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle English

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Adjective

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small

  1. Alternative form ofsmal

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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small

  1. (non-standard since 2005)pasttense ofsmelle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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small

  1. pasttense ofsmella

Swedish

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Verb

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small

  1. pastindicative ofsmälla

Anagrams

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Yola

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Adjective

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small

  1. Alternative form ofsmaale
    • GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Asmall neal.

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page58
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