Diminutive

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According to Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :

Diminutive: A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin.


See also this overview article on Diminutives in language.


Translations

  • Danish: diminutiv n, formindskelsesord n
  • Faroese: minkingarorð n, smækkanarorð n
  • Swedish: diminutiv n
  • Dutch: verkleinwoord c verkleinwoordjen, diminutief n
  • Portuguese: diminutivo m

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