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.

Prefix

mini-

Denotes a smaller than usual version of an item.
With the hemline well above the knee.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_mini-'>English words prefixed with mini-</a>

Translations

a smaller than usual version of an item

Chinese:
Mandarin: 微型 (zh) (wéixíng)
Finnish: pienois-, mini-
French: mini- (fr)
German: mini- (de)

Hebrew: מִינִי‎‎ (he) (míni)
Irish: mion-
Latin: mini
Portuguese: mini- (pt)
Russian: мини- (mini-)

Anagrams

IINM, imin

Italian

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Portuguese

Prefix

mini-

mini- (denotes a small version of something)

Spanish

Prefix

mini-

mini-

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