3 MAN-,
least, smallest, very small, minute, trifling, insignificant
(used as sup. of parvus, comp. minor): nihil in rerum
naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat: ne minimo quidem casu locum relinquere,
for the slightest mishap
, Cs.: quā minima altitudo
fluminis erat, Cs.: licentia,
S.: in minimis rebus,
trifles
. —Prov.: minima de malis,
the least among evils
. —As subst
n.
: minimo contenti: minimum virium: unde minimum periculi
erat, L.: pro minimis debere,
trifles
, L.—Of time,
least, shortest, very short
: pars temporis,
a moment
, Cs.—Of age,
youngest, smallest
: ex illis, S.: filius minimus ex tribus, L.: minimus natu
horum omnium: ex his natu.—Of price and value, as subst
n., the least, lowest price
: minimo (emere): minimo aestimare: minimo me
provocat,
for a trifle
, H.
Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
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