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small
English
Pronunciation
- (UK)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sm??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- (US)
- (General American) IPA(key): /sm?l/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /sm?l/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /sm?l/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /smo?l/
Etymology
From Middle English smal, from Old English smæl (“small, narrow, slender”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel- (“small, mean, malicious”). Cognate with Scots smal; sma (“small”); West Frisian smel (“narrow”); Dutch smal (“narrow”); German schmal (“narrow, small”); Danish, Norwegian, Swedish smal (“narrow; thin; slender”); Latin malus (“bad”); Russian ?????? (mályj, “small”).
Adjective
small (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)
- Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- (figuratively) Young, as a child.
- (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
- A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.
- 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
- Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
- (archaic) Slender, gracefully slim.
Synonyms
- (not large or big): little, microscopic, minuscule, minute, tiny; see also Thesaurus:tiny
- (young, as a child): little, wee (Scottish), young
- (of written letters): lowercase, minuscule
Antonyms
- See also Thesaurus:large
- (not large or big): capital, big, generous (said of an amount of something given), large
- (young, as a child): adult, grown-up, old
- (of written letters): big, capital, majuscule, uppercase
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
small (comparative smaller, superlative smallest)
- In a small fashion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- In or into small pieces.
- 2009, Ingrid Hoffman, CBS Early Morning for September 28, 2009 (transcription)
- That's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well.
- 2009, Ingrid Hoffman, CBS Early Morning for September 28, 2009 (transcription)
- (obsolete) To a small extent.
- (obsolete) In a low tone; softly.
Derived terms
- writ small
Noun
small (plural smalls)
- (rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Derived terms
- small of the back
Verb
small (third-person singular simple present smalls, present participle smalling, simple past and past participle smalled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
- (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
- 1917, Thomas Hardy, The Clock of the Years
- And smalled till she was nought at all.
- 1917, Thomas Hardy, The Clock of the Years
Anagrams
- malls
Icelandic
Verb
small (strong)
- first-person singular past indicative of smella
- third-person singular past indicative of smella
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German smal, from Old Saxon smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with German schmal, Dutch smal, English small.
Adjective
small (comparative smaller, superlative smallst)
- narrow
- small, slender
Declension
Middle English
Adjective
small
- Alternative form of smal
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
small
- (non-standard since 2005) past tense of smelle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
small
- past tense of smella
Swedish
Verb
small
- past tense of smälla.
Anagrams
- malls
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artemon
English
Etymology
Latin artem?n (“foresail”)
Noun
artemon (plural artemons)
- (historical) A square foresail on a Roman oared ship.
- 1980, Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 34
- A small square sail, an artemon, was slung under the bow to act as a headsail.
- 1980, Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 34
Anagrams
- Martone, Morante, materno-, montera, tone arm, tonearm
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ??????? (artém?n)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?ar.te.mo?n/, [?ärt??mo?n]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ar.te.mon/, [??rt??m?n]
Noun
artem?n m (genitive artemonis); third declension
- topsail, foresail, bysail
- a. 410, Vulg. Actus Apostolorum 27,?40
- a. 533, Dig. 50,?16,?242,?pr. Iavolenus libro secundo ex posterioribus Labeonis
- a. 410, Vulg. Actus Apostolorum 27,?40
- main block in a pulley system
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
- Catalan: artimó
- French: artimon
- Italian: artimone
- Norman: artimon
- Portuguese: artimão
- Spanish: artemón
- ? English: artemon
References
- artemon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- artemon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- artemon in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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