minus

See also Minus, and mínus

English

Etymology

From the neuter form of Latin minor (“smaller”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: mīn-əs, IPA: /ˈmaɪnəs/, X-SAMPA: /"maIn@s/

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• Rhymes: -aɪnəs

Conjunction

minus

1. (mathematics) Difference of the previous number from the following number.

   seven minus two is five

Derived terms

• minus sign

Translations

mathematics: less

• Arabic: ناقص (nāqaʂ)
• Chinese: 負, 负 (fù)
• Dutch: min (nl)
• Finnish: miinus (fi)
• French: moins (fr)
• German: minus (de)
• Greek: πλην (el) (plin) n, μείον (el) (meíon) n
• Hebrew: פחות (he) (pakhót), מינוס (he) (mínus)
• Icelandic: mínus (is)
• Italian: meno (it)

• Japanese: 引く (hiku)
• Korean: 빼다 (ppaeda)
• Norwegian: minus (no)
• Polish: minus (pl) m
• Portuguese: menos (pt)
• Russian: минус (ru) (mínus)
• Spanish: menos (es)
• Swedish: minus (sv)
• Turkish: eksi (tr)
• Urdu: منفى

Preposition

minus

1. (informal) without.

   I walked out minus my coat.

Synonyms

• lacking, without

Adjective

minus (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Negative.

   a minus number

2. On the negative part of a scale.

   minus seven degrees

3. Ranking just below a designated rating.

   He got a grade of B minus for his essay.

Synonyms

• (negative): negative
• (on the negative part of a scale): below zero (after the noun)

Translations

negative

• Arabic: سالب (ar) (saalib)
• Dutch: min (nl), negatief (nl), negatieve (nl)
• Finnish: negatiivinen (fi)
• French: négatif (fr) m, négative (fr) f
• Greek: αρνητικός (el) (arnitikós)
• Icelandic: mínus- m, f, and n, sem lýtur að frádrætti, frádráttar-; neikvæður; minni en núll m and f, minna en núll n

• Italian: negativo (it) m, negativa (it) f
• Lojban: ni'u (jbo)
• Norwegian: negativ (no)
• Polish: ujemny m, ujemna f
• Portuguese: negativo (pt) m
• Russian: отрицательный (ru) (otricátel’nyj)
• Swedish: negativ (sv)

on the negative part of a scale

• Dutch: min, onder nul (after the noun)
• Finnish: miinus; (x astetta) pakkasta - (x degrees) frost
• French: moins (fr)
• Greek: μείον (el) (meíon), πλην (el) (plin)

• Icelandic: mínus n; neikvæður; minni en núll m and f, minna en núll n
• Lojban: ni'u (jbo)
• Russian: минус (ru) (mínus)
• Swedish: minus (sv)

ranking just below a designated rating

• Finnish: miinus, miikka (slang)
• French: moins (fr)
• Icelandic: mínus (is)

• Russian: с минусом (s mínusom)
• Swedish: minus (sv)

Noun

minus (plural minuses)

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

Synonyms

• (defect or deficiency): defect, deficiency, drawback, flaw, shortcoming

Antonyms

• (minus sign): plus
• (negative quantity): positive
• (defect or deficiency): advantage, bonus, boon, gain, plus

Translations

mathematics: minus sign

• Arabic: ناقص (ar) (naaqaS) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 負號 (cmn), 负号 (cmn) (fùhào)

• Czech: mínus (cs) n

• Japanese: マイナス (ja) (mainasu)
• Polish: minus (pl) m
• Russian: минус (ru) (mínus) m

mathematics: negative quantity

• German: Minus (de) n
• Icelandic: neikvæð tala f, tala sem er minni en núll f
• Japanese: 負 (ふ, fu), マイナス (mainasu)

• Portuguese: negativo (pt) m
• Russian: отрицательная величина (otricátel’naja veličiná)
• Swedish: negativ kvantitet

defect or deficiency

• Czech: mínus (cs) n
• Finnish: miinus (colloquial)
• German: Minus (de) n

• Icelandic: mínus m, ókostur m
• Russian: минус (ru) (mínus), недостаток (ru) (nedostátok)
• Swedish: brist (sv), minus (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Mandarin: 減去, 减去 (jiǎn qù)
• Korean: 빼기 (bbaegi)
• Spanish: menos

See also

• subtract
• subtraction

References

• “minus” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

• in sum, munis

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin minus - less.

Noun

minus

1. minus

Declension

    declension of minus

nominative	minus
genitive	minusnıñ
dative	minusqa
accusative	minusnı
locative	minusta
ablative	minustan

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Esperanto

Conjunction

minus

1. minus

   Tri minus du estas unu.

   Three minus two is one.

Antonyms

• plus

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmiːnʊs]

Preposition

minus

1. (mathematics) minus, less

   vier minus drei ist eins.

Antonyms

• plus

See also

• Minus

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Interlingua

Adverb

minus

1. less (used to form comparatives)

le minus

1. the least (used to form superlatives)

Antonyms

• plus

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Latin

Etymology

From minor.

Adjective

minus

1. nominative neuter singular of minor
2. accusative neuter singular of minor
3. vocative neuter singular of minor

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Polish

Noun

minus m

1. minus, minus sign

Declension

    declension of minus

	singular	plural
nominative	minus	minusy
genitive	minusa	minusów
dative	minusowi	minusom
accusative	minus	minusy
instrumental	minusem	minusami
locative	minusie	minusach
vocative	minusie	minusy

Antonyms

• plus

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

mínus m (Cyrillic spelling ми́нус)

1. minus sign
2. minuns, defect, deficiency

Declension

    declension of minus

	singular	plural
nominative	minus	minusi
genitive	minusa	minusa
dative	minusu	minusima
accusative	minus	minuse
vocative	minuse	minusi
locative	minusu	minusima
instrumental	minusom	minusima

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Swedish

Noun

minus n

1. minus sign, minus

Verb

minus

1. (transitive, mathematics) minus

   Tre minus två är ett - three minus two is one