mnoge

Mnoge is a transliteration used in discussions of Slavic languages to refer to the Cyrillic word многое, which means “much” or “many things.” In modern Russian this form is primarily found in literary or historical contexts and in Church Slavonic literature. It functions as a neuter pronoun or determiner and is commonly seen in compounds or fixed phrases, for example in и многое другое meaning “and many other things.” In everyday speech, the shorter word много is more common for quantities.

Etymology and relatives: mnogoe/mnogoe is derived from a common Proto-Slavic root related to quantity, often represented in modern languages by forms such as Russian mnogo- (much/many), Czech mnoho, Bulgarian mnogo, and related variants in other Slavic tongues. While the exact spelling and inflection differ by language, the underlying sense of “large quantity” is shared across these languages.

Usage notes: In contemporary Russian, mnogo is the primary form for “much/many” in ordinary speech, while многоe is encountered mainly in elevated or historical prose. The expression и многое другое remains a standard way to indicate “and many other things.” Outside of literary or religious texts, mnogoe is seldom used, and many speakers would prefer more direct phrases such as многое or многое другое depending on the context.

See also: Slavic linguistics, Church Slavonic, Russian grammar, quantity expressions in Slavic languages. There is no widely recognized modern subject or entity formally named “Mnoge” beyond its linguistic usage as a historical or literary form.