mini-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mini"
English
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[edit]Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.
Pronunciation
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[edit]mini-
- (diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual.
Derived terms
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[edit]smaller version of an item
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English mini-, from Latin minĭmus.
Prefix
[edit]mini-
Derived terms
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[edit]- “mini-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
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[edit]Audio: (file)
Prefix
[edit]mini-
Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
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[edit]Internationalism (see English mini-), ultimately from Latin minium.
Pronunciation
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[edit]mini-
Synonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]French
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[edit]mini-
Derived terms
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism derived from English mini-.
Pronunciation
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[edit]mini-
Derived terms
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[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
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[edit]mini-
Derived terms
[edit]Category Indonesian terms prefixed with mini- not found
Further reading
[edit]- “mini-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Italian
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[edit]mini-
Polish
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[edit]mini-
- mini-
- mini- + spódniczka → minispódniczka
Derived terms
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Prefix
[edit]mini-
- mini- (denotes a small version of something)
Further reading
[edit]- “mini-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “mini-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English mini-, from Latin minĭmus.
Prefix
[edit]mini-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “mini-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swedish
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[edit]Prefix
[edit]mini-
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “mini-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
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