minúsculo

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See also: minusculo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin minusculus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -uskulu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃkulu
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nús‧cu‧lo

Adjective

minúsculo (feminine minúscula, masculine plural minúsculos, feminine plural minúsculas)

  1. minute; minuscule; tiny (very small)
    Synonym: diminuto
  2. (orthography) minuscule; lower-case (written in minuscules)
    Antonym: maiúsculo

Quotations

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin minusculus, from minus (“less”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈnuskulo/
  • Rhymes: -uskulo
  • Syllabification: mi‧nús‧cu‧lo

Adjective

minúsculo (feminine minúscula, masculine plural minúsculos, feminine plural minúsculas)

  1. minute; minuscule; tiny (very small)
    Synonym: diminuto
  2. (orthography) lower case (of a letter)
    Antonym: mayúsculo

Derived terms

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