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minas

/mˈinəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
mi-nas
IPA
/mˈinəs/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mina - myna (bird)

name

A surname.

name

A male given name.

Etymology

Two main origins for the surname: * Borrowed from Greek Μηνάς (Minás), a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Spanish Minas or Miñas. The given name is from Greek Μηνάς (Minás) and Armenian Մինաս (Minas).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Μηνάς, Minas, Մինաս

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Minases (plural)

Rhymes With

venus genus intravenous venous salinas enos cardenas dominus malvinas lenis

Questions

How do you pronounce minas?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈinəs/.
What does minas mean?
plural of mina - myna (bird)
Where does minas come from?
It is traced to Greek.

How to pronounce minas

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