Adjective: minor
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | minor |
| Singular fem. | minor |
| Singular neut. | minus |
| Plural masc. | minōrēs |
| Plural fem. | minōrēs |
| Plural neut. | minōra |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | minōris |
| Singular fem. | minōris |
| Singular neut. | minōris |
| Plural masc. | minōrum |
| Plural fem. | minōrum |
| Plural neut. | minōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | minōrī |
| Singular fem. | minōrī |
| Singular neut. | minōrī |
| Plural masc. | minōribus |
| Plural fem. | minōribus |
| Plural neut. | minōribus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | minōrem |
| Singular fem. | minōrem |
| Singular neut. | minus |
| Plural masc. | minōrēs; minōrīs |
| Plural fem. | minōrēs; minōrīs |
| Plural neut. | minōra |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | minōre; minōrī |
| Singular fem. | minōre; minōrī |
| Singular neut. | minōre; minōrī |
| Plural masc. | minōribus |
| Plural fem. | minōribus |
| Plural neut. | minōribus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | minor |
| Singular fem. | minor |
| Singular neut. | minus |
| Plural masc. | minōrēs |
| Plural fem. | minōrēs |
| Plural neut. | minōra |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
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Vercingetorix minoribus Caesarem itineribus subsequitur (Vercingetorix follows Caesar by shorter marches) [c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.16]
Adjectives inflected like minor
senior,
īnferior,
anterior,
sequior,
parvior,
vīnōsior,
gravior,
posterior,
subterior,
minor,
major,
pejor,
dissimilior,
ulterior,
alsior,
propior,
potior,
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *mey-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-néwti
4. Proto-Indo-European *minéwti
5. Proto-Italic *minuō?
6. Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
7. Proto-Italic *-(j)ōs?
8. Proto-Italic *minōs
9. Latin minor
10. Inherited from Proto-Italic *minōs (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Related to minuō (“to make smaller, to lessen; to grow less”).
Verbs referencing "minor"
English Adjectives
minor, Romanian Adjectives
minor, English Adjectives
minority, Catalan Adjectives
menor, Italian Adjectives
minore, French Adjectives
mineur.
Translations
threaten, to make a threat against someone; to use threats