minor
adjective
1 adjective not very seriousmion- prefbeag adj fánach adj1 she had minor surgery cuireadh mionobráid uirthiminor accident miontimpiste fem4, timpiste bheagit's only a minor issue níl ann ach rud fánachthe costs are relatively minor tá na costais íseal go maith 2 adjective smallbeag adj mion- prefI made a few minor changes rinne mé cúpla athrú beag, rinne mé cúpla mionathrúit only had a minor effect on her is beag tionchar a bhí aige uirthiShow full entry
3 adjective secondarytánaisteach adj1 mion- prefshe played a minor role in the play bhí ról tánaisteach aici sa drámathey're a minor player in business níl mórán tábhachta leo i gcúrsaí gnóhe's a minor poet is mionfhile é 4 adjective LAW under legal age to do sthfaoi aois minor children páistí faoi aois 5 adjective SPOR describing age groupmionúr gpl as adj the minor hurling championship craobh iomána na mionúr 6 adjective MUS opposite of majormion- prefbeag adj a symphony in A minor siansa in A beagminor key mionghléas masc1minor third miontréach masc1, tréach beag
noun
7 noun (US) ED subjectmionábhar masc1she received a degree in maths with a minor in physics fuair sí céim le mata agus an fhisic mar mhionábhar aici 8 noun (US) ED studenthe was a science minor mac léinn a bhí ann a raibh an eolaíocht mar mhionábhar aige 9 noun LAW underage personduine atá faoi aoismionaoiseach masc1she's a minor tá sí faoi aoisthey sell drink to minors bíonn siad ag díol óil le daoine atá faoi aois 10 noun team, players etc SPORmionúr masc1 imreoir mionúirthe Offaly minors mionúir Uíbh Fhailí, foireann mionúr Uíbh Fhailíverb
11 verb (US) ED study a secondary course INTRANSITIVEshe minored in French bhí an Fhraincis mar mhionábhar aici