Minus

See also: minus and mínus

English

Etymology

Unexplained.

Proper noun

Minus (plural Minuses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Minus is the 34758^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Minus is most common among Black/African American (66.46%) and White (26.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Minus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 596.

Anagrams

• in sum, munis, simun

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin minus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːnʊs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Mi‧nus

Noun

Minus n (strong, genitive Minus, plural Minusse)

1. (mathematics) minus (negative quantity)
2. minus (defect or deficiency)
3. (colloquial) minus (minus sign)

   Synonym: Minuszeichen

Declension

Declension of Minus [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Minus	die	Minusse
genitive	eines	des	Minus	der	Minusse
dative	einem	dem	Minus	den	Minussen
accusative	ein	das	Minus	die	Minusse

Further reading

• “Minus” in Duden online