min-gros-igar: to reduce in size; (cf. tenu-igar).
miniatur-o: miniature; a small and delicate painting, as a portrait; a representation on a much reduced scale. — DEFIRS
minim(e), -a: (superlative of min) least, lowest, minimum; -o: minimum; -a nombro (necesa por valideso di voti): quorum; min bona, min kurajoza: least good, least courageous; min multa bruiso posibla: least possible noise: minim chera: least dear, the cheapest; la minim alta monto: the lowest mountain; skribar pri kozi quin on komprenas minime: to write things about which one understands least; (cf. note on form in min(e). — DEFIRS
minion-a: small and dainty, daintily pretty; -ino: a daintily pretty girl or woman; (fig.) darling, pet; -a boko: a pretty (and small) mouth; -a pedo: a dainty foot. — F
ministeri-o: administrative or executive department of a government of which a ministro is the head (cf. V-158); la ministraro demisionis, ma la ministerii ankore funcionis: the ministers have resigned but the «ministries» (administrative departments) still carried on their work.
ministr-o: (state functionary) minister; -aro: cabinet, ministry (collective); -ala: ministerial; -eyo: government office; dum la ministr-eso di Sro. X: during the ministry of Mr. X; chef- -o: premier, prime minister. — DEFIRS
minium-o: minium: red oxide of lead; (paint) red-lead. — DeFIRS
minor-a: (jur.) minor: under age; (logic, music, eccl.) minor; -eso: (of age) minority; -a modo: minor key. Ant.: majora. — DEFIS
minoritat-o: minority: the smaller number. Ant.: majoritato. — DEFIS
minotaur-o: (myth.) Minotaur. — DEFIRS
mint-o: (bot.) mint (genus: Mentha); -o krispa: curly mint (Mentha crispa); pipro-minto: peppermint (Mentha piperita). — DEFIRS
minuci-o: minutia, trifle, minor detaiclass="underline" -i: minutiae; -ema: (person) particular; attentive to detail, fastidious, hairsplitter; -em-acho: fuss-budget, busybody. — DEFIS
minus: (arith., alg.) minus; di plus tri minus un facas (od, esas) quar: two plus three minus one makes four; il pagis a me un dollar minuse: he paid me one dollar less (i.e. he took one dollar from the price); un glaso minuse: one glass less. V. exp.: vid. min. — DEIRS
minuskul-o: (print.) small letter; (in manuscripts) miniscule. Ant.: mayuskulo. — DeFIS
minut-o: (of time: astron., geom. of degree) minute. — DEFIRS
min-valor-igar: to depreciate: to lessen the value of; to undervalue, underrate; disparage; la abundo de pekunio minvalorigas la valoro: the abundance of money depreciates its value; komercaji minvaloreskas: goods are beginning to depreciate; minvalorigar persono: to depreciate a person.
miocen-o: (geol.) miocene. — DEFIS
miologi-o*: myology. — DEFIS
mi-ombr-o: half-shade, partial shadow; (astron.) penumbra; (cf. mi-lumo).
miop-a, -(ul)o: near-sighted, myopic (person); -eso: myopia. — DEFIS
miozot-o: (bot.) myosotis: forget-me-not (genus: Myosotis). — eFISL
mi-profil-o: (photog.) half-profile (taken from the back; cf. mi-facio).
mir-o: myrrh. — DEFIS
mirabel-o: «mirabelle»: a small yellow plum (European). — DeFIRS
miraj-o: mirage; (fig.) delusion. — EFIR
mirakl-o: miracle; -a: miraculous: truly supernatural; -ala: miraculous: relating to miracles; -atra: miraculous: mervelous,wonderful; -if-anta: wonder-working, working miracles. — DEFIR
miriad-o: myriad: an immense number; (antiq.) ten thousand. — DEFIRS
miriametr-o: myriameter: ten thousand meters (metres); 6.2 miles. — DEFIRS
miriapod-o: (zool.) myriapod; milliped. (class. Myriapoda). — DEFIS
mirmekofag-o: (zool.) ant-eater, ant-bear (Myrmecophaga). — IL
mirmekofil-a*: (zool.) myrmecophilous. — DEFIS
mirmekoleon-o: (ent.) ant-lion (genus: Myrmecoleon). — IL
mirt-o: (bot.) myrtle (genus: Myrtus). — DeFIRS
mirtel-o: (fruit) bilberry; -iero: bilberry plant: European whortleberry plant (Vacinium Myrtillus). — FIL
mis-alianc-ar (su): to contract a misalliance; to marry beneath one; -o: misalliance, a bad match.
mis-aplik-ar: (tr.) to misapply (ulo, ad, sur).
mis-deskript-ar: (tr.) to misrepresent, wrongfully describe (cf. mis-prezentar).
mis-(dis)donar: (tr.) to misdeal (cards).
mis-dukt-ar: (tr.) to mislead (ulu).
mis-event-ar: (intr.) to come to any harm, to happen unluckily, to turn out ill; -o: mischance, mishap, misadventure.
mi-sfer-o: hemisphere.
mis-formac-ar: (tr.) to misform, misshape; -o, -uro: malformation.
mis-interpret-ar: (tr.) to misinterpret.
mision-ar: (religious, scientific, etc.) mission; -isto, -ero: missionary. — DEFIRS
mis-ir-ar: (intr.) to go astray, lose one’s way.
mis-judici-o: (jur.) erroneous judgement.
mis-judik-ar: (tr.) to misjudge (not legal).
mis-kalkul-ar: (tr., math.) to miscalculate.
mis-kompren-ar: (tr.) to misunderstand, misapprehend.
mis-koncept-ar: (tr.) to misconceive.
mis-konoc-ar: (tr.) to misunderstand (something perceptible to the senses), to mistake; (cf. konocar).
mis-kont-ar: (tr.) to miscount.
mis-nom-ar, -izar: to misname, give a wrong name to (cf. nom-ar).
mis-paf-ar: (intr.) to miss fire.
mis-paz-o: (lit. and fig.) false step, mis-step; blunder, slip; faux pas; -pazar: to make, take a false step, stumble (cf. ped-butar).
mispel-o: (fruit) medlar; -iero: medlar tree (Mespilus). — DISL