minnow

Etymology
The is derived from Late, , from , an  form of , a variant of , from , from. Possibly influenced by 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

The and  are derived from the noun.


 * 🇨🇬,, (modern 🇨🇬)
 * 🇨🇬,, (modern 🇨🇬)

Noun

 * 1) Any small fish.
 * 2)  The common minnow, a small freshwater fish of the carp family  which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.
 * 3) Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of other (small) fish from the family Cyprinidae; also, other small (usually freshwater) fish from other families.
 * 4)  ; specifically, the, inanga, or jollytail.
 * 5)   (family ).
 * 6)  A person or thing of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
 * 7)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1) Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of other (small) fish from the family Cyprinidae; also, other small (usually freshwater) fish from other families.
 * 2)  ; specifically, the, inanga, or jollytail.
 * 3)   (family ).
 * 4)  A person or thing of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
 * 5)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  A person or thing of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
 * 2)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.
 * 1)  An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.

Hyponyms

 * Family Cyprinidae


 * Other families


 * (family )
 * , (family )

Translations

 * Dutch: ondermaatse vis
 * Finnish: pikkukala,
 * French:
 * Hungarian:, kis hal
 * Macedonian: ри́пче, си́тна ри́ба
 * Maori: pokotehe
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: pececillo
 * Thai:


 * Basque: ezkailu
 * Bulgarian: лещанка
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎠᏨᏗᏯ
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Bitterfisch,, Maipiere,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φοξῖνος
 * Hungarian:, fürge cselle
 * Irish: bodairlín, pincín
 * Italian: sanguinerola
 * Latin: phoxinus
 * Macedonian: пи́јор
 * Manx: mynnag
 * Mi'kmaq: so'qomu'j
 * Middle English: menowe
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: vairão
 * Russian:
 * Scots: baanie, bandy
 * Scottish Gaelic: doirbeag
 * Spanish:, carpita
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: golyan
 * Welsh: brithyll y dom, crothell y dom, pilcodyn,, sili-don, sil y dom


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: pikkutekijä
 * Macedonian: си́тна ри́ба
 * Portuguese: peixe pequeno


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:

Adjective

 * 1)  Very small; tiny.

Verb

 * 1) To fish for minnows (noun sense 1 and subsenses).
 * 2) To fish, especially for trout, using minnows as bait.

Translations

 * Finnish: kalastaa pikkukaloja, kalastaa sinttejä
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: kalastaa vaapulla
 * French:
 * Macedonian: