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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mini"

English

Etymology

Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.

Pronunciation

enPR: mĭnʹ-ē, IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.i/
Hyphenation: min‧i

Prefix

mini-

(diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual.
Synonyms: (prefixes) micro-, nano-; (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y

Antonyms: super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
1. (of skirts and dresses) With the hemline well above the knee.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with mini-

minicalorimeter

minicellulosome

minicheeseburger

minichromosomal

miniconglomerate

miniconstitution

minicraniectomy

minidocumentary

minielectrophoresis

minielectrophoretic

minifluorometer

minilaparotomic

Translations

smaller version of an item

Chinese:
Mandarin: 微型 (zh) (wéixíng)
Danish: mini-
Dutch: mini- (nl)
Finnish: pienois- (fi), mini-
French: mini- (fr)
German: mini- (de)
Hebrew: מִינִי (he) (míni)
Indonesian: mini-
Irish: mion-
Latin: mini
Polish: mini-
Portuguese: mini- (pt)
Russian: мини- (ru) (mini-)
Spanish: mini- (es)

Anagrams

IINM, imin

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mini-, from Latin minĭmus.

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with mini-

References

“mini-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English mini-.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Prefix

mini-

mini-
Antonym: mega-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with mini-

minibibliotheek

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English mini-), ultimately from Latin minium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmini-/, [ˈmini-]

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Synonyms

pikku-
pien-

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

“mini-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

imin, nimi

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French

Pronunciation

Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with mini-

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mini]
Hyphenation: mi‧ni

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with mini- not found

Further reading

“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

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Italian

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Latin minium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.ɲi/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -iɲi
Syllabification: mi‧ni-
Homophone: mini

Prefix

mini-

mini-
‎mini- + ‎spódniczka → ‎minispódniczka

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with mini-

minispódniczka

Further reading

mini- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Prefix

mini-

mini- (denotes a small version of something)

Further reading

“mini-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mini-, from Latin minĭmus.

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Derived terms

Further reading

“mini-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mini-.

Prefix

mini-

mini-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with mini-

References

mini- in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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