Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin minuere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi.nuˈi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nu‧ì‧re

Verb

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minuìre (first-person singular present minuìsco, first-person singular past historic minuìi, past participle minuìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (archaic)

  1. (transitive) to diminish, to make less
    Synonym: diminuire
  2. (intransitive) to diminish, to become less [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: diminuire

Conjugation

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References

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  • minuire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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