menos
Asturian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Asturian terms derived from Latin#MENOS minus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmenos/ [ˈme.nos]Category:Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation#MENOS
- Rhymes: -enosCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/enos#MENOSCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/enos/2 syllables#MENOS
- Syllabification: me‧nos
Adverb
menosCategory:Asturian lemmas#MENOSCategory:Asturian adverbs#MENOSCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- less
- Antonym: más
- Esti pueblu ye menos guapu que'l to. ― This town is less nice than that one.Category:Asturian terms with usage examples#MENOS
Further reading
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “menos”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
- “menos”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#MENOSCategory:Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#MENOS menos, which displaced the semi-learned form mẽos, learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Galician terms borrowed from Latin#MENOSCategory:Galician learned borrowings from Latin#MENOSCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#MENOS minus comparative of parum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmenos/ [ˈmẽ.nos̺]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#MENOS
- Rhymes: -enosCategory:Rhymes:Galician/enos#MENOSCategory:Rhymes:Galician/enos/2 syllables#MENOS
- Hyphenation: me‧nos
Adverb
menosCategory:Galician lemmas#MENOSCategory:Galician adverbs#MENOSCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
Preposition
menosCategory:Galician lemmas#MENOSCategory:Galician prepositions#MENOSCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- except, but
- Vinche todos eses filmes menos o último ― I saw all that movies, except the last oneCategory:Galician terms with usage examples#MENOS
Noun
menos m (invariable)Category:Galician lemmas#MENOSCategory:Galician nouns#MENOSCategory:Galician countable nouns#MENOSCategory:Galician indeclinable nouns#MENOSCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Galician masculine nouns#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
Noun
menos m pl (plural only)Category:Galician lemmas#MENOSCategory:Galician nouns#MENOSCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Galician masculine nouns#MENOSCategory:Galician pluralia tantum#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- the minority of a collective
References
- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “menos”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “menos”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “menos”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “menos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “menos”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
- “menos”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “menos”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Ladino
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old SpanishCategory:Ladino terms inherited from Old Spanish#MENOSCategory:Ladino terms derived from Old Spanish#MENOS menos (“less”), inherited from LatinCategory:Ladino terms inherited from Latin#MENOSCategory:Ladino terms derived from Latin#MENOS minus, comparative of parum.
Adverb
menos (Hebrew spelling מינוס)Category:Ladino lemmas#MENOSCategory:Ladino adverbs#MENOSCategory:Ladino adverbs in Latin script#MENOSCategory:Ladino entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS[1]
- less
- (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa:
- esta ropa es menos buena ke la ke vites ayerCategory:Ladino terms with quotations#MENOS
- This clothing is less good than what you saw yesterday.
- (often with definite article) least
- 1995, Aki Yerushalayim: revista de las emisiones de Israel en djudeo-espaniol, numbers 49-52, page 62:
- Uno de los menos konosidos de entre estos livros, el Seder Eliyau Zuta de Rabi Eliyau Kapsali, viene de ser reeditado agora kon el titolo Chronique de l'Expulsion en una traduksion al fransez de Simone Sultan-Bohbot.Category:Ladino terms with quotations#MENOS
- One of the least known among these books, el Seder Eliyau Zuta, by Rabbi Eliyau Kapsali, is now going to be reedited with the title Chronique de l'Expulsion in a French translation by Simone Sultan-Bohbot.
Preposition
menos (Hebrew spelling מינוס)Category:Ladino lemmas#MENOSCategory:Ladino prepositions#MENOSCategory:Ladino prepositions in Latin script#MENOSCategory:Ladino entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS[1]
- (mathematicsCategory:lad:Mathematics#MENOS) minus
- (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa:
- Sinko menos dos le aze tresCategory:Ladino terms with quotations#MENOS
- Five minus two equals three.
References
Old Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Old Spanish terms inherited from Latin#MENOSCategory:Old Spanish terms derived from Latin#MENOS minus, comparative of parum.
Adverb
menos (diminutive comparative)Category:Old Spanish lemmas#MENOSCategory:Old Spanish adverbs#MENOSCategory:Old Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
Descendants
References
- Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “menos”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 336
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#MENOSCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#MENOS menos, displacing collateral form mẽos, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#MENOS minus, neuter of minor (“lesser; smaller”), comparative of parvus (“small”).
Pronunciation
Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#MENOSAudio (Portugal (Porto)): (file) - Hyphenation: me‧nos
Adverb
menos (not comparable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MENOSCategory:Portuguese adverbs#MENOSCategory:Portuguese uncomparable adverbs#MENOSCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- less (in lower degree)
- Antonym: mais
- Aqui é menos frio. ― Here is less cold.Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#MENOS
- Se trabalhares menos, cansarás menos. ― If you work less, you will tire less.Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#MENOS
Derived terms
Preposition
menosCategory:Portuguese lemmas#MENOSCategory:Portuguese prepositions#MENOSCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- except; but
- Synonyms: exceto, fora
- Li todos, menos o último. ― I read all, except the last one.Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#MENOS
- (mathematicsCategory:pt:Mathematics#MENOS) minus (indicates subtraction)
- Três menos dois é um. ― Three minus two is one.Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#MENOS
Pronoun
menos m or f (plural menos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MENOSCategory:Portuguese pronouns#MENOSCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- fewer (a smaller number of), less (a smaller size or significance of)
- Antonym: mais
- Menos pessoas correm. ― Fewer people run.Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#MENOS
- Atirou com menos precisão. ― He shot with less precision.Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#MENOS
Usage notes
- Some use the feminine plural menas. It is only used in Brazil. Such usage is non-standard and highly proscribed.
Noun
menos m (invariable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#MENOSCategory:Portuguese nouns#MENOSCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#MENOSCategory:Portuguese indeclinable nouns#MENOSCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- minus sign (the symbol −)
- Synonym: sinal de menos
Further reading
- “menos”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “menos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old SpanishCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish#MENOSCategory:Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish#MENOS menos, inherited from LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Latin#MENOSCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#MENOS minus, comparative of parum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmenos/ [ˈme.nos]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#MENOSCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#MENOS
- Rhymes: -enosCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/enos#MENOSCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/enos/2 syllables#MENOS
- Syllabification: me‧nos
Adverb
menosCategory:Spanish lemmas#MENOSCategory:Spanish adverbs#MENOSCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- less
- Antonym: más
- Camina menos rápido, por favor.
- Walk less quickly, please.
- (often with definite article) least
- Antonym: más
- Él come el menos de todos en la familia.
- He eats the least of everyone in the family.
Usage notes
- Used in forming the comparative of adjectives.
- With the definite article, used in forming the superlative of adjectives.
Determiner
menos (plural menos)Category:Spanish lemmas#MENOSCategory:Spanish determiners#MENOSCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
Preposition
menosCategory:Spanish lemmas#MENOSCategory:Spanish prepositions#MENOSCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
- (mathematicsCategory:es:Mathematics#MENOS) minus
- Dos menos uno son uno.
- Two minus one is one.
- except, besides
- Synonyms: excepto, salvo
- Antonym: incluido
- Todos menos Juan vinieron a la fiesta.
- Everyone except Juan came to the party.
Conjunction
menosCategory:Spanish lemmas#MENOSCategory:Spanish conjunctions#MENOSCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
Noun
menos m (plural menos)Category:Spanish lemmas#MENOSCategory:Spanish nouns#MENOSCategory:Spanish countable nouns#MENOSCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
Derived terms
- a menos que
- al menos
- andar a tres menos cuartillo
- caso de menos valer
- cuanto menos, cuando menos
- de menos
- echar de menos
- el día menos pensado
- el que más y el que menos
- en menos
- ir a menos
- lo menos
- más o menos
- menos da una piedra
- menos de la cuenta
- menos lobos, Caperucita
- menos mal
- menospreciar
- nada más y nada menos
- nada menos
- nada y menos
- ni más ni menos
- ni mucho menos
- no poder menos
- no ser para menos
- poco más o menos
- por carta de menos
- por lo menos
- punto menos
- quien más, quien menos
- tanto menos que
- tener a menos
- tener sus más y sus menos
- un día más un día menos
- venir a menos
Further reading
- “menos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#MENOSCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#MENOS menos.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmenos/ [ˈmɛː.n̪os]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#MENOSCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#MENOS
- Rhymes: -enosCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/enos#MENOSCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/enos/2 syllables#MENOS
- Syllabification: me‧nosCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#MENOS
Adjective
menos (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜐ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#MENOSCategory:Tagalog adjectives#MENOSCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#MENOSCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#MENOSCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#MENOSCategory:Pages with entries#MENOSCategory:Pages with 7 entries#MENOS
Derived terms
References
- “menos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018