minor

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adj.

Less: P. and V. ἐλάσσων; see less. Small, petty: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, βραχύς; see petty. subs. One under age: use P. and V. παῖς, ὁ or ἡ (Thuc. 2, 80), or use adj., P. and V. νέος; see also ward.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mĭnor: ātus, 1, v. dep. (
I act. collat. form, v. mino) minae, to jut forth, project.
I Lit. (only poet.): geminique minantur In caelum scopuli, Verg. A. 1, 162: saxa minantia caelo, Sil. 4, 2.—
II Transf., to threaten, menace one with any thing; constr. alicui, alicui aliquid, with abl., with acc. and inf., or with ne.
   A In gen. (class.).
   (a)    Alicui, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 149. —
   (b)    Alicui aliquid: crucem minari alicui, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 102.—
   (g)    With abl.: coepit minari interdum ferro, Sall. C. 23, 3. —
   (d)    With acc. and inf.: ab hac minatus sese abire, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 14: dolor se patientiam debilitaturum minatur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 75.—（ε) With ne: minor interminorque, nequis, etc., Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 11 Fleck. —
   2    Of inanim. things: cum domus mea ardore suo deflagrationem Urbi minabatur, Cic. Planc. 40, 95: plaustra populo minantur, Juv. 3, 256: illa (ornus) usque minatur, et tremefacta comam concusso vertice nutat, i. e. threatens to fall, gives signs of falling, Verg. A. 2, 628: nil color caeli minatur, Juv 14, 294: quodcumque minabitur arcus, Hor. A. P. 350.—
   B In partic., like the Gr. ἀπειλεῖν, to promise boastfully (poet.): atqui vultus erat multa et praeclara minantis, Hor. S. 2, 3, 9: qui magna cum minaris, extricas nihil, Phaedr. 4, 21, 4.—Hence, mĭnanter, adv., threateningly, with threats, = minaciter: multa minanter agat, Ov. A. A. 3, 582.
mĭnor: us,
I less, smaller inferior, etc.; comp., from parvus, q. v.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) mĭnor, ātus sum, ārī,
1 menacer : alicui Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 110, menacer qqn, cf. Verr. 2, 4, 149