minvar

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin minuāre, from Classical Latin minuere, present active infinitive of minuō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mimˈba]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [miɱˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [miɱˈvaɾ]
• Homophone: minvà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

minvar (first-person singular present minvo, first-person singular preterite minví, past participle minvat)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to decrease, diminish, dwindle
2. (intransitive, of the moon) to wane

   Antonym: créixer

Related terms

• minva
• minvant

 

Further reading

• “minvar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.