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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with mini-
Translations
smaller version of an item
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Prefix
mini-
Derived terms
Dutch terms prefixed with mini-
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English mini-), ultimately from Latin minium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmini-/, [ˈmini-]
Prefix
mini-
Synonyms
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with mini-
compounds
Further reading
- “mini-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Prefix
mini-
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with mini-
Indonesian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mini]
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni
Prefix
mini-
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
Prefix
mini-
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ɲi/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iɲi
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
- Homophone: mini
Prefix
mini-
- mini-
- mini- + spódniczka → minispódniczka
Derived terms
Polish terms prefixed with mini-
Further reading
- mini- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Prefix
mini-
- mini- (denotes a small version of something)
Spanish
Prefix
mini-
Further reading
- “mini-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024