минус

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin minus. Akin to the native Bulgarian мъ́ний (mǎ́nij, minuscule, very small) (archaic), мъни́к (mǎník, titch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈminos]

Noun

ми́нус • (mínus) m

  1. (mathematics) minus sign (−)
  2. (figurative) con (disadvantageous factor, condition)
    плю́сове и ми́нусиpljúsove i mínusipros and cons

Declension

References

  • минус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • минус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈminus]

Noun

минус • (minus) m

  1. minus

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲinʊs]
  • (file)

Noun

ми́нус • (mínus) m inan (genitive ми́нуса, nominative plural ми́нусы or минуса́*, genitive plural ми́нусов or минусо́в*) (* slang/colloquial)

  1. minus
  2. (mathematics) minus sign,
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) disadvantage, defect, shortcoming
    плю́сы и ми́нусыpljúsy i mínusypros and cons
  4. (colloquial) a subzero temperature (below zero degrees Celsius)
    • 2004, Михаил Задоронов (Mikhail Zadoronov), Задорнов €нд Ко:
      На у́лице стои́т ми́нус.
      Na úlice stoít mínus.
      Outside it’s below freezing.
  5. (music) Clipping of минусо́вка (minusóvka); backing track, instrumental

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ми́нус m (Latin spelling mínus)

  1. minus sign
  2. minuns, defect, deficiency

Declension

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