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minax.

projecting; overhanging; jutting out

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmɪ.naːks]Classical-Latin[ˈmiː.naks]

  1. projecting; overhanging; jutting out

    declension-3 · one-termination

  2. threatening; menacing

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin minor Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin mināx From minor (“to jut forth; to protrude; to project”) + -āx.

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