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min.

minus

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

prep/mɪn/
  1. minus

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch min, from Old Dutch min.

noun/mɪn/
  1. love

    feminine · no-diminutive · poetic · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch min, minne, from Old Dutch minna, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Old Frisian minne, Old Saxon minnia, Old High German minna (German Minne).

noun/mɪn/
  1. woman

    feminine
Where this word comes from

A contraction of mannin (“woman”).

noun/mɪn/
  1. wetnurse

    feminine
  2. maid, especially a nursemaid

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch minne, from minnemoeder.

adj/mɪn/
  1. few, little, less common synonym of weinig.

  2. opprobrious, unpleasant

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch min, from Old Dutch min.

noun/mɪn/
  1. minus sign

    common-gender
  2. minus (disadvantage)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch min, from Old Dutch min.

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