diminutive
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French diminutif (1398), from Latin diminutivum, from deminuere (“diminish”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive)
- Very small.
- 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, BBC Sport:
- Roman Sharonov rose unchallenged to head a corner wide, while diminutive winger Gokdeniz Karadeniz ghosted in with a diving header from the edge of the six-yard box that was acrobatically kept out by Gomes.
- 2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, BBC Sport:
- Serving to diminish.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
Synonyms [edit]
- (very small): lilliputian, tiny
Antonyms [edit]
- (very small): huge, gigantic
- (grammar, serving to diminish): augmentative
Translations [edit]
very small
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serving to diminish
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grammar
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Noun [edit]
Wikipedia diminutive (plural diminutives)
- (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
- Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
grammar: word form expressing smallness
External links [edit]
Diminutive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Related terms [edit]
Danish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
diminutive
French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
diminutive f
- feminine form of diminutif
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
diminutive f
- feminine plural form of diminutivo