menor

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin minōrem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

menor m or f (masculine and feminine plural menors)

  1. lower, low
  2. minor, small
  3. (music) minor

Noun

menor m or f by sense (plural menors)

  1. minor (person who is below the age of majority)
    Synonym: menor d'etat

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin minōrem.

Adjective

menor m or f (plural menores)

  1. minor, lesser
    Antonym: maior
  2. (music) minor
    Antonym: maior

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin minōrem.

Adjective

menor (oblique singular, nominative singular meindre)

  1. smaller
  2. smallest
  3. very small

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: minor
  • French: mineur, moindre (from the nominative singular)

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ
  • Hyphenation: me‧nor

Adjective

menor m or f (plural menores)

  1. (followed by que) comparative degree of pequeno; smaller
    Antonym: maior
    Laranjas são menores que melancias.
    Oranges are smaller than watermelons.
  2. (preceded by a definite article) superlative degree of pequeno; smallest
    Antonym: maior
    O Sergipe é o menor estado do Brasil.
    Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil.
  3. minor, lesser
    Antonym: maior
    um inimigo menor
    a lesser enemy
  4. (law, of a person) underage (below legal adulthood)
    Synonym: (proscribed) de menor

Noun

menor m or f by sense (plural menores)

  1. (law) minor, underage (person below the legal age of responsibility or accountability)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin minōrem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈnoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧nor

Adjective

menor m or f (masculine and feminine plural menores)

  1. comparative degree of pequeño: smaller
    Antonym: mayor
  2. comparative degree of joven: younger
    Antonym: mayor
  3. minor
    • 2016, Anuel AA, No Soy Romántico:
      Aquí no hay menores; todos somos adultos.
      There are no minors here; we're all adults.
  4. (el menor) superlative degree of pequeño: smallest
  5. (el menor) superlative degree of joven: youngest

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

menor m or f by sense (plural menores)

  1. minor; child

Derived terms

Further reading

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