Malým

Malým is the instrumental singular form of the Czech and Slovak adjective malý, meaning small. It is used when the adjective modifies a masculine singular noun in the instrumental case, and it can also appear before neuter singular nouns in instrumental constructions. The feminine instrumental singular form is malou.

In practice, malým appears in phrases such as s malým domem (with a small house) or píše malým perem (writes with a small pen). It is common in descriptive expressions that involve means, instruments, or accompanying circumstances, often following the preposition s or used in predicative-like constructions with instrumental semantics.

Declension and gender notes: in the instrumental singular, masculine and neuter forms of this adjective take malým, while feminine form is malou. The exact endings reflect the broader Czech and Slovak system of adjective declension, where the instrumental case marks means or accompaniment. The form malým is thus a standard inflected variant rather than a stand-alone word.

See also: malý (the base adjective), Czech and Slovak grammar, instrumental case, adjectives in Slavic languages.