deminutivus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dēminuō (“to diminish”) +‎ -īvus. The form dīminutīvus, on which most descendants are based, is based on dīminuō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dēminutīvus (feminine dēminutīva, neuter dēminutīvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (grammar) diminutive

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēminutīvus dēminutīva dēminutīvum dēminutīvī dēminutīvae dēminutīva
Genitive dēminutīvī dēminutīvae dēminutīvī dēminutīvōrum dēminutīvārum dēminutīvōrum
Dative dēminutīvō dēminutīvō dēminutīvīs
Accusative dēminutīvum dēminutīvam dēminutīvum dēminutīvōs dēminutīvās dēminutīva
Ablative dēminutīvō dēminutīvā dēminutīvō dēminutīvīs
Vocative dēminutīve dēminutīva dēminutīvum dēminutīvī dēminutīvae dēminutīva

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun descendants are at dēminutīvum.

  • → Dutch: diminutief (adjective)
  • → English: diminutive (adjective)
  • → Middle French: diminutif

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