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Minim definition, the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Abbreviation: min, min.; Symbol: ♍, ♏ See more. Minim (plural minims) ( music ) A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. Customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Minim applies a unique, comprehensive approach to monitoring, alerting, and defending the smart home. Minim, an order of friars founded in 1435 by St. Francis of Paola in Calabria, Italy. Members consider humility the primary virtue and regard themselves as the least (minimi) of all the religious. To the traditional vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience they add a fourth vow binding them to.

  1. Minimum Wage 2021
  2. Minimalist
  3. Minimax
  4. Minimum

English[edit]

Musical notation for a minim note.

Etymology[edit]

Frenchminime

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.nɪm/
    • Audio (UK)

Noun[edit]

minim (pluralminims)

  1. (music) A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
  2. A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
    • 1886, Robert Louis Stephenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:
      He thanked me with a smiling nod, measured out a few minims of the red tincture and added one of the powders.
  3. A short verticalstroke used in handwriting.
  4. Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.
  5. (zoology) The smallest kind of worker in a leaf-cutter antcolony.
  6. A little man or being; a dwarf.
    • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
      These as a line thir[sic] long dimension drew,
      Streaking the ground with sinuous trace;
      not all Minims of Nature; some of Serpent kinde
      Wondrous in length and corpulence […]
  7. A small fish; a minnow.
  8. A short poeticalencomium.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene.[…], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, , book 6, canto 10:

Translations[edit]

  • Bulgarian: половина нотаf(polovina nota)
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 二分音符(ji6 fan1 jam1 fu4)
    Mandarin: 二分音符(zh)(èrfēn yīnfú)
  • Finnish: puolinuotti(fi)
  • French: blanche(fr)f
  • German: halbe Notef
  • Greek: μισό(el)n(misó)
  • Hungarian: fél(hu), (please verify)félhang(hu)
  • Icelandic: hálfnótaf
  • Japanese: 二分音符(nibun onpu)
  • Korean: 이분음표(ibuneumpyo)
  • Maori: ororua
  • Polish: półnuta(pl)f
  • Portuguese: mínima(pt)f
  • Russian: полови́нная но́таf(polovínnaja nóta)
  • Scottish Gaelic: punc gealm
  • Swedish: halvnot(sv)c

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latinminimus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /miˈniːm/
  • Audio
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nim

Adjective[edit]

minim (comparativeminimer, superlativeam minimsten)

Minimum Wage 2021

  1. (dated outside Switzerland)minimal
Minimalist

Declension[edit]

number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativeer ist minimsie ist minimes ist minimsie sind minim
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeminimerminimeminimesminime
genitiveminimenminimerminimenminimer
dativeminimemminimerminimemminimen
accusativeminimenminimeminimesminime
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativeder minimedie minimedas minimedie minimen
genitivedes minimender minimendes minimender minimen
dativedem minimender minimendem minimenden minimen
accusativeden minimendie minimedas minimedie minimen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeein minimereine minimeein minimes(keine) minimen
genitiveeines minimeneiner minimeneines minimen(keiner) minimen
dativeeinem minimeneiner minimeneinem minimen(keinen) minimen
accusativeeinen minimeneine minimeein minimes(keine) minimen
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativeer ist minimersie ist minimeres ist minimersie sind minimer
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeminimererminimereminimeresminimere
genitiveminimerenminimererminimerenminimerer
dativeminimeremminimererminimeremminimeren
accusativeminimerenminimereminimeresminimere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativeder minimeredie minimeredas minimeredie minimeren
genitivedes minimerender minimerendes minimerender minimeren
dativedem minimerender minimerendem minimerenden minimeren
accusativeden minimerendie minimeredas minimeredie minimeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeein minimerereine minimereein minimeres(keine) minimeren
genitiveeines minimereneiner minimereneines minimeren(keiner) minimeren
dativeeinem minimereneiner minimereneinem minimeren(keinen) minimeren
accusativeeinen minimereneine minimereein minimeres(keine) minimeren
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativeer ist am minimstensie ist am minimstenes ist am minimstensie sind am minimsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativeminimsterminimsteminimstesminimste
genitiveminimstenminimsterminimstenminimster
dativeminimstemminimsterminimstemminimsten
accusativeminimstenminimsteminimstesminimste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativeder minimstedie minimstedas minimstedie minimsten
genitivedes minimstender minimstendes minimstender minimsten
dativedem minimstender minimstendem minimstenden minimsten
accusativeden minimstendie minimstedas minimstedie minimsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeein minimstereine minimsteein minimstes(keine) minimsten
genitiveeines minimsteneiner minimsteneines minimsten(keiner) minimsten
dativeeinem minimsteneiner minimsteneinem minimsten(keinen) minimsten
accusativeeinen minimsteneine minimsteein minimstes(keine) minimsten

Synonyms[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Englishminimum, Frenchminime, GermanMinimum, Italianminimo, Russianми́нимум(mínimum), Spanishmínimo. Regarded as a shortened form of minime.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /miˈnim/

Adverb[edit]

minim

  1. least, lowest, minimum
    Antonym:maxim

Derived terms[edit]

  • minimo(“minimum”)
  • minima nombro(“quorum”)
  • adminime(“at least, at the least”)

See also[edit]

Ladin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

minimm (feminine singularminima, masculine pluralminims, feminine pluralminimes)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Frenchminime

Noun[edit]

Minimalist

minimf (pluralminimi)

Declension[edit]

Minimax

singularplural
indefinite articulationdefinite articulationindefinite articulationdefinite articulation
nominative/accusative(o) minimmini(niște) minimiminimile
genitive/dative(unei) minimiminimii(unor) minimiminimilor

Minimum

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