minusculus

Latin

Etymology

From minor (“less, lesser, smaller”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈnus.ku.lus/, [mɪˈnʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈnus.ku.lus/, [miˈnuskulus]

Adjective

minusculus (feminine minuscula, neuter minusculum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Diminutive of minor
    1. rather less
    2. rather small

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative minusculus minuscula minusculum minusculī minusculae minuscula
Genitive minusculī minusculae minusculī minusculōrum minusculārum minusculōrum
Dative minusculō minusculō minusculīs
Accusative minusculum minusculam minusculum minusculōs minusculās minuscula
Ablative minusculō minusculā minusculō minusculīs
Vocative minuscule minuscula minusculum minusculī minusculae minuscula

Descendants

References
  • “minusculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “minusculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • minusculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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