diminutiv

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word diminutiv. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word diminutiv, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say diminutiv in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word diminutiv you have here. The definition of the word diminutiv will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdiminutiv, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Diminutiv

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diminuˈtiːf/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

diminutiv (strong nominative masculine singular diminutiver, not comparable)

  1. diminutive

Declension

Positive forms of diminutiv (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist diminutiv sie ist diminutiv es ist diminutiv sie sind diminutiv
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative diminutiver diminutive diminutives diminutive
genitive diminutiven diminutiver diminutiven diminutiver
dative diminutivem diminutiver diminutivem diminutiven
accusative diminutiven diminutive diminutives diminutive
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der diminutive die diminutive das diminutive die diminutiven
genitive des diminutiven der diminutiven des diminutiven der diminutiven
dative dem diminutiven der diminutiven dem diminutiven den diminutiven
accusative den diminutiven die diminutive das diminutive die diminutiven
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein diminutiver eine diminutive ein diminutives (keine) diminutiven
genitive eines diminutiven einer diminutiven eines diminutiven (keiner) diminutiven
dative einem diminutiven einer diminutiven einem diminutiven (keinen) diminutiven
accusative einen diminutiven eine diminutive ein diminutives (keine) diminutiven

Further reading

  • “diminutiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diminutif.

Noun

diminutiv n (plural diminutivi)

  1. diminutive

Declension

Declension of diminutiv
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) diminutiv diminutivul (niște) diminutivi diminutivile
genitive/dative (unui) diminutiv diminutivului (unor) diminutivi diminutivilor
vocative diminutivule diminutivilor

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia