minimus

Meaning

superlative degree of parvus (“smallest”)

least

slightest

smallest

leastest

geringst…

ελάχιστα

ελάχιστος

προκάτοχος

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɪ.nɪ.mʊs]

Suppletive superlative of parvus, comparative minor, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey(h₁)- (“small, little”), whence also Latin minuō, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌶𐌰 (minniza, “smaller”). Contains the same suffix as in īnfimus (“lowest”), but details are uncertain. Related to Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”), English smicker.