minar

== English == === Noun === minar (plural minars) A minaret. == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [miˈna] IPA(key): (Valencia) [miˈnaɾ] === Verb === minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miní, past participle minat) to mine (to dig into, for ore or metal) to mine (to sow explosive mines) to undermine (to weaken or work against) Synonym: soscavar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== mina === Further reading === “minar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “minar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “minar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “minar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === minar present of mina == Occitan == === Etymology === From mina +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === === Verb === minar to mine ==== Conjugation ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mi‧nar === Verb === minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite minei, past participle minado) to mine (to extract ore from the ground) (transitive) to mine (to place mines (device that explodes when touched or approached) in) Synonyms: explorar, minerar to undermine (to dig under something) Synonym: solapar (figurative) to undermine (to weaken or work against) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== mina === Further reading === “minar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “minar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin mina (“mine”), from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ, “100 drachmas”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miˈnaɾ/ [miˈnaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: mi‧nar === Verb === minar (first-person singular present mino, first-person singular preterite miné, past participle minado) (also video games) to mine (dig) to mine, lay military land or marine mines (figuratively) to undermine, destroy (health, confidence, etc.) to wear away, erode ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “minar”, 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