diminutival
English
Etymology
From Latin dīminutīvus + -al.[1] By surface analysis, diminutive + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪvəl
Adjective
diminutival (not comparable)
- (archaic, linguistics) Diminutive.
References
- “diminutival”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “diminutival, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
diminutival m or n (feminine singular diminutivală, masculine plural diminutivali, feminine and neuter plural diminutivale)
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | diminutival | diminutivală | diminutivali | diminutivale | |||
definite | diminutivalul | diminutivala | diminutivalii | diminutivalele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | diminutival | diminutivale | diminutivali | diminutivale | |||
definite | diminutivalului | diminutivalei | diminutivalilor | diminutivalelor |