mini-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mini"
English
Etymology
Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: mĭnʹ-ē, IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.i/
- Hyphenation: min‧i
Prefix
mini-
- (diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual.
- With the hemline well above the knee.
Antonyms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with mini-
Translations
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmini-/, [ˈmini-]
Further reading
- “mini-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mini]
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with mini- not found
Further reading
- “mini-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.ɲi/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iɲi
- Syllabification: mi‧ni
- Homophone: mini
Derived terms
Polish terms prefixed with mini-
Further reading
- mini- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Spanish
Further reading
- “mini-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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