minar

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /miˈna/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /miˈnaɾ/

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, past participle minat)

1. to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal)
2. to mine (to sow explosive mines)

Further reading

• “minar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Verb

minar

1. present tense of mina

Verb

minar (first-person singular present indicative mino, past participle minado)

1. to mine (to extract ore from the ground)
2. (transitive) to mine (to place mines (device that explodes when touched or approached) in)
3. to undermine (to dig under something)
4. (figuratively) to undermine (to weaken or work against)

Etymology

Latin mina (“mine”), from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “100 drachmas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnaɾ/

Verb

minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miné, past participle minado)

1. to sap, mine, dig tunnels under
2. to mine, lay military land or marine mines
3. (figuratively) to undermine, destroy (health, confidence, etc.)
4. to wear away, erode

Further reading

• “minar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.