минус

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin minus. Akin to the native Bulgarian мъ́ний (mǎ́nij, “minuscule, very small”) (archaic), мъни́к (mǎník, “titch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ми́нус • (mínus) m

  1. (mathematics) minus sign (−)
  2. (figurative) con (disadvantageous factor, condition)
    плю́сове и ми́нуси ― pljúsove i mínusi ― pros and cons

Declension

Declension of ми́нус
singular plural
indefinite ми́нус
mínus 		ми́нуси
mínusi
definite
(subject form) 		ми́нусът
mínusǎt 		ми́нусите
mínusite
definite
(object form) 		ми́нуса
mínusa
count form — ми́нуса
mínusa

References

  • “минус”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “минус”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

минус • (minus) m

  1. minus

Declension

Declension of минус
singular plural
indefinite минус минуси
definite unspecified минусот минусите
definite proximal минусов минусиве
definite distal минусон минусине
vocative минусу минуси
count form — минуса

Russian

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Noun

ми́нус • (mínus) m inan (genitive ми́нуса, nominative plural ми́нусы or минуса́*, genitive plural ми́нусов or минусо́в*) (* slang/colloquial)

  1. minus
  2. (mathematics) minus sign, −
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) disadvantage, defect, shortcoming
    плю́сы и ми́нусы ― pljúsy i mínusy ― pros and cons
  4. (colloquial) a subzero temperature (below zero degrees Celsius)
    • 2004, Михаил Задоронов (Mikhail Zadoronov), Задорнов €нд Ко:
      На у́лице стои́т ми́нус.
      Na úlice stoít mínus.
      Outside it’s below freezing.
  5. (music) Clipping of минусо́вка (minusóvka); backing track, instrumental

Declension

Declension of ми́нус (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a/c irreg) 
singular plural
nominative ми́нус
mínus 		ми́нусы, минуса́△*
mínusy, minusá△*
genitive ми́нуса
mínusa 		ми́нусов, минусо́в*
mínusov, minusóv*
dative ми́нусу
mínusu 		ми́нусам, минуса́м*
mínusam, minusám*
accusative ми́нус
mínus 		ми́нусы, минуса́△*
mínusy, minusá△*
instrumental ми́нусом
mínusom 		ми́нусами, минуса́ми*
mínusami, minusámi*
prepositional ми́нусе
mínuse 		ми́нусах, минуса́х*
mínusax, minusáx*

△ Irregular.
* Slang/colloquial.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ми́нус m (Latin spelling mínus)

  1. minus sign
  2. minuns, defect, deficiency

Declension

Declension of минус
singular plural
nominative минус минуси
genitive минуса минуса
dative минусу минусима
accusative минус минусе
vocative минусе минуси
locative минусу минусима
instrumental минусом минусима
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