Danish

Adjective

mindre

1. less; comparative of lille

German

Verb

mindre

1. First-person singular present of mindern.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of mindern.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of mindern.
4. Imperative singular of mindern.

Hungarian

Etymology

mind +‎ -re

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmindrɛ]
• Hyphenation: mind‧re

Pronoun

mindre

1. sublative singular of mind

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse minni

Adjective

mindre

1. comparative of liten (smaller)

mindre ‎(indeclinable)

1. less
2. minor

   ikke mindre enn - no fewer than; no less than

Adverb

mindre

1. less

Derived terms

• mer eller mindre
• mindreårig

References

• “mindre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mindrә/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

mindre

1. comparative of liten

Adverb

mindre

1. comparative of lite

Derived terms

• meir eller mindre
• mindreårig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô.

Adjective

mindre

1. smaller; comparative form of liten.
2. less (comparative of lite)

   I have less tea than you - Jag har mindre te än du (colloquial), Jag har mindre te än vad du har (formal)

   I have less tea than coffee - Jag har mindre te än kaffe

   I had to wait less than ten minutes - Jag fick vänta mindre än tio minuter

Adverb

mindre

1. Comparative of lite

Usage notes

• ("med mindre") Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.