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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

minis

1. plural of mini

Anagrams

• imins, misin

Catalan

Verb

minis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of minar

French

Adjective

minis

1. masculine plural of mini

Haitian Creole

Noun

minis

1. minister

Derived terms

• premye minis (“prime minister”)
• vis-minis (“vice minister”)

Latin

Noun

min?s

1. dative plural of mina
2. ablative plural of mina

Latvian

Participle

minis (def. minušais)

1. indefinite past active participle of m?t 

Declension

Ojibwe

Noun

minis (plural minisan)

1. island, isle

Related terms

• Minisenh (Manhattan Island)
• minisens (small island)
• Minisi (Long Island)