diminutief
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (rare) deminutief
Etymology
From Latin dīminutīvum, dēminutīvum.
Pronunciation
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Noun
diminutief n (plural diminutieven, diminutive diminutiefje n)
- (grammar) synonym of verkleinwoord (“diminutive”)
Adjective
diminutief (not comparable)
- (grammar) diminutival, diminutive
- Deze vorm heeft een diminutieve betekenis. ― This form has a diminutive meaning.
Declension
| Declension of diminutief | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | diminutief | |||
| inflected | diminutieve | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | diminutief | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | diminutieve | ||
| n. sing. | diminutief | |||
| plural | diminutieve | |||
| definite | diminutieve | |||
| partitive | diminutiefs | |||