mini- en · X
Pronunciation
- mĭnʹ-ē
- /ˈmɪn.i/
Etymology
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.
Meanings
- (diminutive, morpheme) Smaller version of an item than usual.
- (diminutive, morpheme, of skirts and dresses) Smaller version of an item than usual. ▸ With the hemline well above the knee.
Antonyms
-zilla · giga- · over- · macro- · macro- · over- · mega- · ultra- · hyper- · great · hyper- · mega- · grand · uber- · grand · -zilla · great · super- · supra- · arch- · arch- · giga- · uber- · super- · supra- · ultra-
Synonyms
-let · -et · -et · nano- · -let · -ee · -kin · -ie · -ling · -icle · -le · -el · -ette · -ole · -icle · -ule · -ole · -el · -y · -le · nano- · -kin · -ee · -cule · -ie · -cule · -y · -ette · -ling · micro- · -ule · micro-
Translations (15)
fi mini- (smaller version of an item) · da mini- (smaller version of an item) · la mini (smaller version of an item) · nl mini- (smaller version of an item) · pl mini- (smaller version of an item) · ga mion- (smaller version of an item) · de mini- (smaller version of an item) · fi pienois- (smaller version of an item) · ru мини- (smaller version of an item) · fr mini- (smaller version of an item) · pt mini- (smaller version of an item) · es mini- (smaller version of an item) · he מִינִי (smaller version of an item) · cmn 微型 (smaller version of an item) · id mini- (smaller version of an item)