mermar

Betekenis (Engels)

to reduce

Concepten

reduceren

verlagen

verminderen

afnemen

krimpen

overslaan

verkleinen

afdraaien

inkoken

ineenkrimpen

ineenkronkelen

inkorten

kleiner worden

Synoniemen

disminuir

menguar

encoger

decrecer

desaparecer

perjudicar

agotarse

amenguar

aminorar

disminuirse

marchitar

hacerse menos

afectar

volverse menos

contraer

dañar

debilitar

Vertalingen

diminuer

diminuire

abnehmen

reduce

azalmak

diminuir

azaltmak

shrink

minguar

nachlassen

schrumpfen

decrease

abaisser

diminish

réduire

Met koppelteken als

mer‧mar

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/meɾˈmaɾ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Occitaans: mermar

In summary

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin minimāre, a verb based on Latin minimus (“least”). Considering its rather late date of first attestation in Spanish (1603) and the absence of an inherited Portuguese counterpart, Coromines & Pascual suppose it was likely borrowed, through mercantile contacts, from Occitan mermar, a term well-attested since the twelfth century.