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Definition: MINISH |
MINISHAdjective1. To diminish; to lessen. |
Date "MINISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Etymology: Minish \Min"ish\, transitive verb. [from Old English expression menusen, French menuiser to make small, cut small, from (assumed) late Latin minutiare, for minutare, from the Latin expression minutus small. See Minute, adjective, and compare to Diminish, Minge.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: MINISH |
| Etymologies containing "MINISH": minuend. (references) |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "MINISH" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Minish | Last name | 200 | 31,501 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 5, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ewrwn de oi grammateiV twn uiwn israhl eautouV en kakoiV legonteV ouk apoleiyete thV plinqeiaV to kaqhkon th hmera |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Videbantque se praepositi filiorum Israhel in malo eo quod diceretur eis non minuetur quicquam de lateribus per singulos dies |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the maystris of the sones of Yrael seen hem seluen into yuel, for that it was seide to hem, There shal not be maad lasse eny thing of the tiles bi eche daies. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | When the officers of the childern of Israel sawe them silfe in shrode case (in that he sayde ye shall minysh nothinge of youre dalye makige of brycke) |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks of your daily task. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then the responsible men of the children of Israel saw that they were purposing evil when they said, The number of bricks which you have to make every day will be no less than before. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 5, Verse 19 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga pangulo sa mga anak sa Israel nanagpakakita nga sila diha sa dautang kahimtang, sa tapus kini isulti: Dili gayud kamo pagakunhuran bisan diyutay sa inyong mga tisa, ang inyong tariya sa adlaw-adlaw. |
| Croatian | Bilježnici Izraelaca naðu se na muci zbog naredbe: "Svakodnevnu kolièinu opeke ne smijete smanjiti!" |
| Danish | Israeliternes Opsynsmænd følte sig ilde stedt ved at skulle sige: "Der må intet eftergives i, hvad I daglig skal skaffe af Teglsten!" |
| Dutch | Toen zagen de ambtlieden der kinderen Israels, dat het kwalijk met hen stond, dewijl men zeide: Gij zult niet minderen van uw tichelstenen, van het dagwerk op zijn dag. |
| Finnish | Niin israelilaisten päällysmiehet huomasivat joutuneensa ahtaalle, kun heille sanottiin: "Ette saa mitään tiililuvun vähennystä kunkin päivän määrästä". |
| French | Les commissaires des enfants d`Israël virent qu`on les rendait malheureux, en disant: Vous ne retrancherez rien de vos briques; chaque jour la tâche du jour. |
| German | Da sahen die Amtleute der Kinder Israel, daß es ärger ward, weil man sagte: Ihr sollt nichts mindern von dem Tagewerk an den Ziegeln. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Mandor-mandor itu sadar bahwa mereka dalam kesulitan ketika diberitahukan bahwa orang-orang Israel harus menghasilkan batu bata yang tetap sama banyaknya seperti yang sudah-sudah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada masa itu diketahui oleh segala mandur bani Israel akan peri halnya jahat adanya, sebab dikatakan kepadanya: Tiada boleh kamu mengurangkan batu itu, pada tiap-tiap hari pekerjaanya sendiri-sendiri. |
| Italian | Gli scribi degli Israeliti si videro ridotti a mal partito, quando fu loro detto: «Non diminuirete affatto il numero giornaliero dei mattoni». |
| Maori | Na, ka kite nga rangatira o nga tama a Iharaira i te kino mo ratou, i te kianga ra, Kaua e whakaokuokutia iho a koutou pereki, hei mahinga ma koutou i tenei ra, i tenei ra. |
| Norwegian | Israels barns opsynsmenn så at de var ille farne, da det blev sagt til dem: I skal ikke avkorte noget i den teglsten I skal ha ferdig - fullt dagsverk for hver dag! |
| Portuguese | Então os oficiais dos filhos de Israel viram-se em aperto, porquanto se lhes dizia: Nada diminuireis dos vossos tijolos, da tarefa do dia no seu dia. |
| Rumanian | Logofeyii copiilor lui Israel au vqzut kn ce stare nenorocitq erau, cknd li se zicea: ,,Nu vi se scade nimic din numqrul de cqrqmizi; ci kn fiecare zi sq faceyi lucrul cuvenit unei zile.`` |
| Swedish | Då märkte Israels barns tillsyningsmän att det var illa ställt för dem, eftersom de hade fått det svaret att de icke skulle få något avdrag i det antal tegel, som de skulle lämna för var dag. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "MINISH": minished, minishes, minishing. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "MINISH": diminish. (additional references) | |
Words containing "MINISH": diminishable, diminished, diminishes, diminishing, diminishment, diminishments, undiminished. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "MINISH" (pronounced mi"nish) |
| 5 | m i" n i sh | diminish. |
| 4 | -i" n i sh | finish, refinish. |
| 3 | -n i sh | admonish, astonish, banish, corniche, garnish, punish, replenish, vanish, varnish. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "h-i-i-m-n-s" | |
-1 letter: minis. | |
-2 letters: hins, hisn, mini, nims, nisi, shim, shin, sinh. | |
-3 letters: him, hin, his, ins, ism, mis, nim, sim, sin. | |
-4 letters: hi, hm, in, is, mi, sh, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "h-i-i-m-n-s" | |
+1 letter: minxish. | |
+2 letters: diminish, histamin, hominids, hominies, isthmian, minished, minishes, misthink, nihilism, shimming, thiamins, tinsmith. | |
+3 letters: famishing, heroinism, himations, hispanism, histamine, histamins, hominians, hominizes, hominoids, immeshing, inmeshing, isthmians, machinist, malihinis, midnights, minishing, misthinks, monishing, nihilisms, shimmying, shrimping, smirching, thiamines, tinsmiths. | |
+4 letters: airmanship, amphibians, blemishing, bumpkinish, chamoising, chauvinism, cinchonism, diminished, diminishes, dishelming, flemishing, hematinics, heroinisms, hispanisms, histamines, humanising, humanistic, humanities, impishness, leishmania, machinists, midshipman, midshipmen, mightiness, millionths, minischool, mishearing, mishitting, misshaping, morphinism, nighttimes, shimmering, thiaminase, thymidines, wampishing, yohimbines. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 49 4E 49 53 48 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .. -. .. ... .... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01001001 01001110 01001001 01010011 01001000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M I N I S H |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0049 004E 0049 0053 0048 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)474348435342 |
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