diminutiv

See also: Diminutiv

Danish

Etymology

From Latin diminutivus, from diminuere, deminuere (“diminish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diminutiːv/, [diˈminuˌtˢiwˀ]

Adjective

diminutiv

1. diminutive

Inflection

Inflection of diminutiv
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	diminutiv	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	diminutivt	—	—2
Plural	diminutive	—	—2
Definite attributive1	diminutive	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

diminutiv n (singular definite diminutivet, plural indefinite diminutiver)

1. diminutive

Declension

Declension of diminutiv

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	diminutiv	diminutivet	diminutiver	diminutiverne
genitive	diminutivs	diminutivets	diminutivers	diminutivernes

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diminuˈtiːf/

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Adjective

diminutiv (not comparable)

1. diminutive

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin diminutivus

Adjective

diminutiv (masculine and feminine diminutiv, neuter diminutivt, definite singular and plural diminutive)

1. diminutive

Noun

diminutiv m (definite singular diminutiven, indefinite plural diminutiver, definite plural diminutivene)
diminutiv n (definite singular diminutivet, indefinite plural diminutiv or diminutiver, definite plural diminutiva or diminutivene)

1. (linguistics) a diminutive

References

• “diminutiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “diminutiv_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “diminutiv_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin diminutivus

Adjective

diminutiv (neuter diminutivt, definite singular and plural diminutive)

1. diminutive

Noun

diminutiv m (definite singular diminutiven, indefinite plural diminutivar, definite plural diminutivane)
diminutiv n (definite singular diminutivet, indefinite plural diminutiv, definite plural diminutiva)

1. (linguistics) a diminutive

References

• “diminutiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Noun

diminutiv n

1. a diminutive (grammar: word form expressing smallness)

Declension

Declension of diminutiv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	diminutiv	diminutivet	diminutiver	diminutiverna
Genitive	diminutivs	diminutivets	diminutivers	diminutivernas