[ˈmɪ.nɔr], [ˈmiː.nor]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *minōs, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Related to minuō (“to make smaller, to lessen; to grow less”).
- comparative, declension-3less; lesser; inferior; smaller
“Vercingetorix minoribus Caesarem itineribus subsequitur” — Vercingetorix follows Caesar by shorter marches
- comparative, declension-3cheaper
- comparative, declension-3younger
- declension-3, masculinesubordinate; minor; inferior in rank
- declension-3, masculineperson under the age of majority; minor
- declension-3, in-plural, masculine, poeticchildren; descendants; posterity
“[…] nunc fama minores / Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem.” — now there is a rumor that a later people called the land Italy from the name of their leader.
- conjugation-1, deponent, literally, poetic, rareto jut forth; to protrude; to project; to tower
“Hinc atque hinc vastae rūpēs, geminīque minantur
in caelum scopulī, quōrum sub vertice lātē
aequora tūta silent […] .
On either side of the vast rocky shoreline, twin pinnacles project into the sky, u”
- conjugation-1, deponentwith dative to threaten; to menace
“Inachidae credunt accensum laudibus; ille
aurigam fugit, aurigae furiale minatur” — The sons of Inachus think him fired by praises, but it is the charioteer that he is flying, the charioteer that he threatens in maddened fury, and he looks round for his lord on all the plain.
“Omnes minantur tibi dicuntque se conducturos Aurelium Ambrosium ex Armorico tractu ut te deposito ipsum in regem promoveant.” — They all threaten you, saying they will be bringing from the lands of Brittany Aurelius Ambrosium and when finally dethroned making him in turn the king.
Formaeminus(neuter) · minus(adverb) · minor(feminine, masculine, nominative, singular) · minus(neuter, nominative, singular) · minōrēs(feminine, masculine, nominative, plural) · minōra(neuter, nominative, plural) · minōris(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular) · minōrum(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural) · minōrī(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · minōribus(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · minōrem(accusative, feminine, masculine, singular) · minus(accusative, neuter, singular) · minōrēs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · minōrīs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · minōra(accusative, neuter, plural) · minōre(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · minōrī(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · minōribus(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · minor(feminine, masculine, singular, vocative) · minus(neuter, singular, vocative)