Adjective: mirim
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | mirim |
| Singular f. | mirim |
| Plural m. | mirins |
| Plural f. | mirins |
Sample Sentences
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saimiri (squirrel monkey)
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tamanduá-mirim (Lesser anteater)
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a escola tem um jardim mirim (the school has a kindergarten)
Adjectives inflected like mirim
selvagem,
tupiniquim,
carmesim,
mirim,
bebum,
comum,
homem,
jovem,
msm,
verbatim,
sobrecomum,
incomum,
marrom,
marfim,
muslim,
carmim,
commum,
sefardim,
pixaim,
chinfrim, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Old Tupi mirĩ (“small”).
Translations