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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈnøːr/
- Hyphenation: mi‧neur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French mineur.
Noun
mineur m (plural mineurs)
- sapper, one who undermines enemy lines and fortifications
- military engineer
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French mineur.
Noun
mineur m or n (plural mineurs)
- (music) minor scale
Derived terms
Adjective
mineur (not comparable)
- minor (mostly limited to technical jargon)
- down, depressed, sad
Declension
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin minor. Compare the inherited doublet moindre.
Adjective
mineur (feminine mineure, masculine plural mineurs, feminine plural mineures)
- minor
- Antonym: majeur
- underage, minor, juvenile
- Antonym: majeur
- (music) minor
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
mineur m (plural mineurs, feminine mineure)
- minor (as defined by the age of majority)
- Antonym: majeur
Descendants
Etymology 2
From miner + -eur.
Noun
mineur m (plural mineurs, feminine mineuse)
- miner
Descendants
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Indonesian
Adjective
mineur
- (music) Alternative spelling of minor
Piedmontese
Etymology
Borrowing from French mineur.
The inherited form is mënào
Pronunciation
Noun
mineur m
- miner