Diminutive Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Adjective
    • 1.3.1 Synonyms
    • 1.3.2 Antonyms
    • 1.3.3 Translations
  • 1.4 Noun
    • 1.4.1 Antonyms
    • 1.4.2 Translations
    • 1.4.3 External links
  • 1.5 Related terms
• 2 Danish
  • 2.1 Adjective
• 3 French
  • 3.1 Adjective
• 4 Italian
  • 4.1 Adjective

English

Etymology

From Old French diminutif (1398), < Latin diminutivum, (verb deminuere, ‘diminish’).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv/, /dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/

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Adjective

diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive)

1. Very small.
2. Serving to diminish.

Synonyms

• (very small): lilliputian, tiny

Antonyms

• (very small): huge, gigantic
• (serving to diminish): augmentative

Noun

diminutive (plural diminutives)

1. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

   Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.

Antonyms

• augmentative

Translations

External links

• Diminutive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Related terms

• diminish
• dimwit

Danish

Adjective

diminutive

1. definite of diminutiv
2. plural of diminutiv

French

Adjective

diminutive f.

1. feminine form of diminutif

Italian

Adjective

diminutive f.

1. feminine plural form of diminutivo

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• Diminutive
• Diminutive Suffix