minus

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”). === Pronunciation === enPR: mīn-əs, Rhymes: -aɪnəs (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ.nəs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmɑe.nəs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ.nəs/, [ˈmɑe̯.nəs] IPA(key): /maj.nŭs/ (South Asia) === Preposition === minus (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.] Antonym: plus (informal) Without; deprived of. [from 19th c.] Synonyms: lacking, without ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === minus (plural minuses or minusses) (mathematics) The minus sign (−). [from 16th c.] (mathematics) A negative quantity. [from 18th c.] A downside or disadvantage. [from 20th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (defect or deficiency): defect, deficiency, drawback, flaw, shortcoming ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “minus sign”): plus, plus sign (antonym(s) of “negative quantity”): positive (antonym(s) of “defect or deficiency”): advantage, bonus, boon, gain, plus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === minus (not comparable) Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. [from 18th c.] That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale. [from 19th c.] (colloquial, obsolete) Worse off than before; out of pocket. [19th c.] 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 301: The races being finished, we left Epsom for London, Mordaunt's natural vile temper not being at all improved by being three hundred pounds minus by the week's speculation […] . (postpositive) Ranking just below (a designated rating). [from 19th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (negative): negative (on the negative part of a scale): below zero (after the noun) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === minus (third-person singular simple present minuses or minusses, present participle minusing or minussing, simple past and past participle minused or minussed) (transitive, colloquial) To subtract. [from 20th c.] === See also === subtract subtraction === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “minus”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “minus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === in sum, munis, simun == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Latin minus (“less”). === Noun === minus minus ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Czech == === Etymology === Derived from Latin minus, from minor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmiːnus] === Adverb === minus minus === Noun === minus m inan or n minus Antonym: plus ==== Declension ==== when masculine: Indeclinable when neuter. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “minus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “minus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “minus”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin minus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmi.nʏs/ Hyphenation: mi‧nus Rhymes: -inʏs === Preposition === minus (arithmetic) minus Synonym: min Antonym: plus minus (without) Antonym: plus === Noun === minus n (plural minussen, diminutive minusje n) minus sign Synonyms: min, minusteken minus (disadvantage) Synonyms: min, minpunt, contra Antonyms: plus, pluspunt, pro ==== Derived terms ==== == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈminus/ Rhymes: -inus Syllabification: mi‧nus === Preposition === minus minus Antonym: plus Tri minus du estas unu. ― Three minus two is one. === Adjective === minus minus === Further reading === “minus”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “minus”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == French == === Etymology === Latin minus, ellipsis of minus habēns (literally “that has less, having less”). Compare Italian minus habens. Doublet of moins. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.nys/ === Noun === minus m (invariable) (derogatory) idiot, imbecile === Further reading === “minus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin minus (“less”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmiːnʊs] Hyphenation: mi‧nus === Adverb === minus (mathematics) minus, less Synonym: weniger Antonyms: plus, und, (rare) mehr (mathematics) minus (UK), negative (US) Antonym: plus (education) minus (US) (slightly less good than a given grade) Antonym: plus ==== Derived terms ==== == Interlingua == === Adverb === minus (not comparable) less (used to form comparatives) le minus the least (used to form superlatives) ==== Antonyms ==== plus == Latin == === Alternative forms === menus (Merovingian) === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *minos, neuter of *minōs. Related to minor. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɪ.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmiː.nus] === Adjective === minus nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of minor === Adverb === minus (comparative) comparative degree of parum (“very little, too few, not enough”) [3] comparative degree of paulum (“very little”) sīn minus/aliter/secus ― otherwise, if not ==== Descendants ==== === References === “minus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press sin in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication “minus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "minus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Lithuanian == === Etymology === === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmʲɪnʊs] Rhymes: -ɪnʊs Syllabification: mi̇̀‧nus === Preposition === mi̇̀nus minus === References === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin minus. === Adverb === minus minus ==== Derived terms ==== minustegn === References === “minus” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “minus_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin minus. === Adverb === minus minus ==== Derived terms ==== minusteikn === References === “minus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin minus (“less”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmi.nus/ Rhymes: -inus Syllabification: mi‧nus === Noun === minus m inan minus, minus sign Antonym: plus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “minus”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “minus”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin minus. === Adverb === minus minus === Noun === minus n (plural minusuri) minus ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === mínus m inan (Cyrillic spelling ми́нус) minus sign minus, defect, deficiency ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === minus n minus sign, minus === Preposition === minus (mathematics) minus === Derived terms === minusa == Veps == === Pronoun === minus inessive of minä