mënder

Ladin

Etymology

From Middle High German minder, minner, minre, from Old High German minniro, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô, comparative of adjective deriving from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”).

Adjective

mënder m (feminine singular mëndra, masculine plural mëndri, feminine plural mëndres)

1. comparative degree of pitl
   1. smaller

      Mi cësa ie mëndra de la tia.

      My house is smaller than yours.

   2. less
   3. shorter
   4. lesser
   5. younger
2. superlative degree of pitl
   1. smallest
   2. shortest
   3. youngest

      L mënder di trëi fredesc.

      The youngest of the three brothers.

Noun

mënder m (plural mëndri)

1. younger
2. youngest

   Ël ie l mënder.

   He is the youngest.

3. child, little one

   L mënder ne ie nia tlo.

   The little one is not here.

4. minor (underage person)