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English

Etymology

From Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?n-?s, IPA^(key): /?ma?n?s/
• Rhymes: -a?n?s

Preposition

minus

1. (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]

   seven minus two is five

   Antonym: plus

2. (informal) Without; deprived of. [from 19th c.]

   I walked out minus my coat.

   Synonyms: lacking, without

Derived terms

• minus sign

Translations

Noun

minus (plural minuses)

1. (mathematics) The minus sign (?). [from 16th c.]
2. (mathematics) A negative quantity. [from 18th c.]
3. A downside or disadvantage. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

• (defect or deficiency): defect, deficiency, drawback, flaw, shortcoming

Antonyms

• (minus sign): plus, plus sign
• (negative quantity): positive
• (defect or deficiency): advantage, bonus, boon, gain, plus

Translations

Adjective

minus (not comparable)

1. Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. [from 18th c.]

   a minus number

2. That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale. [from 19th c.]

   minus seven degrees

3. (colloquial, obsolete) Worse off than before; out of pocket. [19th c.]
   • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 301:

     The races being finished, we left Epsom for London, Mordaunt's natural vile temper not being at all improved by being three hundred pounds minus by the week's speculation […] .

4. (postpositive) Ranking just below (a designated rating). [from 19th c.]

   He got a grade of B minus for his essay.

Synonyms

• (negative): negative
• (on the negative part of a scale): below zero (after the noun)

Translations

Verb

minus (third-person singular simple present minuses, present participle minusing, simple past and past participle minused)

1. (transitive, colloquial) To subtract. [from 20th c.]

See also

• subtract
• subtraction

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “minus”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• minus at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• in sum, munis, simun

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin minus (“less”).

Noun

minus

1. minus

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Czech

Etymology

From Latin minus, from minor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mi?nus]

Adverb

minus

1. minus

Noun

minus m

1. minus

Antonyms

• plus

Related terms

Further reading

• minus in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• minus in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?minus/
• Rhymes: -inus

Conjunction

minus

1. minus

   Antonym: plus

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mi?n?s]

Adverb

minus

1. (mathematics) minus, less

   Synonym: weniger

   Antonym: plus

See also

• Minus

Interlingua

Adverb

minus (not comparable)

1. less (used to form comparatives)

le minus

1. the least (used to form superlatives)

Antonyms

• plus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *minos. Related to minor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?mi.nus/, [?m?n?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?mi.nus/, [?mi?nus]

Adjective

minus

1. nominative neuter singular of minor
2. accusative neuter singular of minor
3. vocative neuter singular of minor

Adverb

minus

1. comparative degree of paulum

References

• minus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• minus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• minus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin minus

Adverb

minus

1. minus

Derived terms

• minustegn

References

• “minus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “minus_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin minus

Adverb

minus

1. minus

Derived terms

• minusteikn

References

• “minus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?i.nus/

Noun

minus m inan

1. minus, minus sign

Declension

Antonyms

• plus

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

mínus m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. minus sign
2. minuns, defect, deficiency

Declension

Swedish

Noun

minus n

1. minus sign, minus

Preposition

minus

1. (mathematics) minus

Derived terms

• minusa

Veps

Pronoun

minus

1. inessive of minä

English

Noun

minas

1. plural of mina

Anagrams

• Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, Nasim, amins, imans, mains, manis, nsima

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.n?/
• Homophones: mina, minât

Verb

minas

1. second-person singular past historic of miner

Anagrams

• mains

Latin

Verb

min?s

1. second-person singular present active indicative of min?

Noun

min?s

1. accusative plural of mina
2. accusative plural of minae

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

minas f

1. plural of mina

Etymology 2

Verb

minas

1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of minar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?minas/, [?mi.nas]

Etymology 1

Noun

minas f pl

1. plural of mina

Etymology 2

Verb

minas

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of minar.

Swedish

Noun

minas

1. indefinite genitive singular of mina