minke

verbverb

to decrease, to diminish, to dwindle

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt minka Old Norse minka

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

bli mindre;
gå nedover;
avta to grow smaller;
to go down;
to diminish

det minker med barnetallet i skolen the number of children at the school is falling
salget har minket merkbart i det siste sales have dropped noticeably lately
lageret vårt minker our stock is running low
kuling minkende til bris gale decreasing to breeze

brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:

minkende vind a diminishing wind

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

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minkende måne nethe waning of the moon · the wane