minimal

See also: mini-mal

English

Etymology

From minimum +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪnəməl/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

minimal (comparative more minimal, superlative most minimal)

1. The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
2. (art) characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
3. (music) characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.

Derived terms

• minimally
• minimal pair

Antonyms

• maximal

Translations

The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree

• Catalan: mínim
• Czech: minimální (cs)
• Dutch: minimaal (nl)
• French: minimum (fr)
• German: minimal (de)
• Irish: íosta
• Italian: minimo (it), minimale (it) m

• Portuguese: mínimo (pt)
• Romanian: minimal (ro)
• Russian: минима́льный (ru) (minimálʹnyj)
• Spanish: mínimo (es)
• Swedish: minimal (sv)
• Volapük: minumik

(art) characterised by the use of simple form or structures

• Catalan: minimalista
• Dutch: minimalistische
• Spanish: minimalista

• Swahili: duni (sw)
• Swedish: minimalistisk (sv)

(music) characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases

• Dutch: minimalistisch

• Spanish: minimalista

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin minimus - smallest.

Adjective

minimal

1. minimal

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

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French

Adjective

minimal (feminine singular minimale, masculine plural minimaux, feminine plural minimales)

1. minimal

Further reading

• “minimal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miniˈmaːl/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

minimal (not comparable)

1. minimal

Antonyms

• maximal

Declension

Declension of minimal

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist minimal	sie ist minimal	es ist minimal	sie sind minimal
strong declension (without article)	nominative	minimaler	minimale	minimales	minimale
	genitive	minimalen	minimaler	minimalen	minimaler
	dative	minimalem	minimaler	minimalem	minimalen
	accusative	minimalen	minimale	minimales	minimale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der minimale	die minimale	das minimale	die minimalen
	genitive	des minimalen	der minimalen	des minimalen	der minimalen
	dative	dem minimalen	der minimalen	dem minimalen	den minimalen
	accusative	den minimalen	die minimale	das minimale	die minimalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein minimaler	eine minimale	ein minimales	(keine) minimalen
	genitive	eines minimalen	einer minimalen	eines minimalen	(keiner) minimalen
	dative	einem minimalen	einer minimalen	einem minimalen	(keinen) minimalen
	accusative	einen minimalen	eine minimale	ein minimales	(keine) minimalen

Further reading

• minimal in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin minimus.

Adjective

minimal (neuter singular minimalt, definite singular and plural minimale)

1. minimal, minimum

Antonyms

• maksimal

References

• “minimal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin minimus.

Adjective

minimal (neuter singular minimalt, definite singular and plural minimale)

1. minimal, minimum

Antonyms

• maksimal

References

• “minimal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

minimal (comparative minimalare, superlative minimalast)

1. minimal; the smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree; as small as possible

   Kunde du inte hitta någon minimalare kjol??

   Sheesh, were you unable to find any smaller skirt than that??

Declension

Inflection of minimal
Indefinite/attributive	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	minimal	minimalare	minimalast
Neuter singular	minimalt	minimalare	minimalast
Plural	minimala	minimalare	minimalast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	minimale	minimalare	minimalaste
All	minimala	minimalare	minimalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.