diminutive

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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

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv/, /dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/
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[edit] Adjective

diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive)

1. Very small.
2. Serving to diminish.

[edit] Synonyms

• (very small): lilliputian, tiny

[edit] Antonyms

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

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

diminutive (plural diminutives)

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

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

[edit] Antonyms

• augmentative

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Diminutive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Related terms

• diminish
• dimwit

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Adjective

diminutive

1. Definite of diminutiv.
2. Plural of diminutiv.

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

diminutive f.

1. Feminine form of diminutif.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

diminutive f.

1. Feminine plural form of diminutivo.