minuo

Latin

Verb

present active minuō, present infinitive minuere, perfect active minuī, supine minūtum.

1. I make smaller, lessen, diminish.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	minuō	minuis	minuit	minuimus	minuitis	minuunt
	future	minuam	minuēs	minuet	minuēmus	minuētis	minuent
	imperfect	minuēbam	minuēbās	minuēbat	minuēbāmus	minuēbātis	minuēbant
	perfect	minuī	minuistī	minuit	minuimus	minuistis	minuērunt
	future perfect	minuerō	minueris	minuerit	minuerimus	minueritis	minuerint
	pluperfect	minueram	minuerās	minuerat	minuerāmus	minuerātis	minuerant
passive	present	minuor	minueris	minuitur	minuimur	minuiminī	minuuntur
	future	minuar	minuēris	minuētur	minuēmur	minuēminī	minuentur
	imperfect	minuēbar	minuēbāris	minuēbātur	minuēbāmur	minuēbāminī	minuēbantur
	perfect	Use minūtus m, minūta f, minūtum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use minūtus m, minūta f, minūtum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use minūtus m, minūta f, minūtum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	minuam	minuās	minuat	minuāmus	minuātis	minuant
	imperfect	minuerem	minuerēs	minueret	minuerēmus	minuerētis	minuerent
	perfect	minuerim	minuerīs	minuerit	minuerīmus	minuerītis	minuerint
	pluperfect	minuissem	minuissēs	minuisset	minuissēmus	minuissētis	minuissent
passive	present	minuar	minuāris	minuātur	minuāmur	minuāminī	minuantur
	imperfect	minuerer	minuerēris	minuerētur	minuerēmur	minuerēminī	minuerentur
	perfect	Use minūtus m, minūta f, minūtum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use minūtus m, minūta f, minūtum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	minue	minuitō	minuitō	minuere	minuitor	minuitor
	plural	minuite	minuitōte	minuuntō	minuiminī	—	minuuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		minuere	minuisse	minūtūrus esse	minuī	minūtus esse	minūtum īrī
participles		minuēns (minuentis)	—	minūtūrus-ra, -rum	—	minūtus-a, -um	minuendus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (make smaller, lessen): diminuō

Antonyms

• (make smaller, lessen): augeō

Descendants

• Interlingua: minuer
• Italian: minuire
• Portuguese: minuir
• Spanish: menguar

References

• minuo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879