mini-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mini"

English

Etymology

Shortened from miniature, ultimately from Latin minium (“red lead”). Influenced by similarity to minimum and minus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: mĭnʹ-ē, IPA^(key): /ˈmɪn.i/
• Hyphenation: min‧i

Prefix

mini-

1. (diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual.
2. With the hemline well above the knee.

Synonyms

• (diminutive): micro-, nano-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with mini-

miniabortion

miniagency

minialbum

miniantibody

miniarray

mini-baccarat

minibag

miniband

minibar

minibarcode

minibasket

minibatch

minibattle

minibeam

minibear

minibeast

minibike

minibiography

minibioreactor

minibite

miniblind

miniblog

miniblotter

miniboard

minibody

minibond

miniboom

miniboss

minibox

mini-break

minibreak

minibreath

minibrewery

minibrowser

minibubble

minibudget

miniburger

miniburst

minibus

minicab

minicalculator

minicalorimeter

minicam

minicamera

minicamp

minican

minicanal

minicape

minicar

minicasino

minicassette

minicavity

minicelebrity

minicell

minicellulosome

minicentrifuge

minichain

minichapel

minicharged

minicheeseburger

mini-chitted

minichromosomal

minichromosome

minicircle

minicircuitry

minicircular

minicity

miniclade

miniclimate

miniclimax

minicluster

miniclustered

minicoat

minicollagen

minicollection

minicolumn

minicomic

minicom

minicompact

minicompound

minicomputer

minicomputing

miniconcert

miniconglomerate

miniconnector

miniconstitution

minicontig

miniconvention

minicore

mini-country

minicourse

minicrane

minicraniectomy

minicraniotomy

minicrisis

minicruise

miniculture

minicup

minidemo

minidictionary

minidisaster

MiniDisc

minidisc

minidish

minidisk

mini-diskette

minidistrict

minidocumentary

minidomain

minidome

minidrama

minidress

minidriver

minidrone

minidrought

minidump

minielectrode

minielectrophoresis

minielectrophoretic

miniempire

miniendoscopic

miniendoscopy

miniepic

miniessay

miniexon

miniextruder

minifacial

minifascicle

minifestival

minifigure

minifilament

minifilm

minifilter

miniflag

miniflap

minifloat

mini-floppy

minifluorometer

minifridge

minifuton

minify

minigame

minigap

minigastrin

minigel

minigene

minigenome

minigenomic

minigenre

minigolf

minigrid

minigrinder

miniguide

minigun

minihalo

minihamburger

minihelix

minihistory

mini-hold

minihole

minification

miniinvasive

minijack

minijeep

minijet

minijoystick

minikeg

minikilt

minikit

minikitchen

minilab

minilamp

minilanguage

minilaparotomic

minilaparotomy

minilecture

minilesson

minilexicon

miniloan

minilocus

minimainframe

minimajor

mini-mal

minimall

mini-manifesto

minimansion

minimap

minimarathon

minimarket

minimart

mini-me

minimetropolis

minimicrophone

minimike

minimill

minimod

minimodule

Minimoog

minimoon

minimotif

Translations

smaller version of an item

Chinese: Mandarin: 微型 (zh) (wéixíng) Finnish: pienois- (fi), mini- French: mini- (fr) German: mini- (de) Hebrew: מִינִי (he) (míni) Indonesian: mini- Irish: mion- Latin: mini Polish: mini- Portuguese: mini- (pt) Russian: мини- (ru) (mini-)

Anagrams

• IINM, imin

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English mini-.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

mini-

1. mini-

   Antonym: mega-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with mini-

minibibliotheek

minibieb

minibus

minirok

minivarken

minizuil

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English mini-), ultimately from Latin minium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmini-/, [ˈmini-]

Prefix

mini-

1. mini-

Synonyms

• pikku-
• pien-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with mini-

minibaari

minigolf

minihame

minihameinen

minihepariini

mini-interventio

minikaivuri

minikannettava

minikoripallo

miniläppäri

minimekko

minicrossi

mininovelli

minipilleri

minipossu

minipuberteetti

minipullo

minipussi

minisarja

minisika

minisukellusvene

minitennis

minitietokone

minitopologia

(compounds):

• minimuoti

Further reading

• “mini-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• imin, nimi

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

mini-

1. mini-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with mini-

minibus

minichaîne

minijupe

minimessage

minirobe

minivoiture

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mini]
• Hyphenation: mi‧ni

Prefix

mini-

1. mini-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with mini- not found

Further reading

• “mini-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Prefix

mini-

1. mini-

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Latin minium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ɲi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɲi
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
• Homophone: mini

Prefix

mini-

1. mini-

   ‎mini- + ‎spódniczka → ‎minispódniczka

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with mini-

minibus

minikomputer

minimapa

miniserial

minispódniczka

Further reading

• mini- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Prefix

mini-

1. mini- (denotes a small version of something)

Spanish

Prefix

mini-

1. mini-

Further reading

• “mini-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10