minimus

English

Etymology

Latin. See minim.

Noun

minimus (plural minimi)

1. (obsolete) A being of the smallest size.

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2. (dated) The youngest pupil in a school having a particular surname.

   Jones Minimus wants to join the rowing team.

3. (anatomy) The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈmi.ni.mus/

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Adjective

minimus (superlative of parvus)

1. least, smallest

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	minimus	minima	minimum		minimī	minimae	minima
genitive	minimī	minimae	minimī		minimōrum	minimārum	minimōrum
dative	minimō	minimae	minimō		minimīs	minimīs	minimīs
accusative	minimum	minimam	minimum		minimōs	minimās	minima
ablative	minimō	minimā	minimō		minimīs	minimīs	minimīs
vocative	minime	minima	minimum		minimī	minimae	minima

Antonyms

• maximus