moindre

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative degree of petit; lower; less; lesser
  2. (form-of, superlative) superlative degree of petit; the smallest, the slightest, the least

petit

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mwɛ̃dʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French meindre, the nominative case of menor, inherited from Latin minor. Doublet of mineur.

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