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Noun Concept
Categories: Suffixes, Linguistic morphology
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diminutive  -ette  -ie  -let  -ling
EN
A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness WordNet 3.0
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A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. Wikipedia
A formation of a word Wikipedia Disambiguation
Word modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning Wikidata
A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness. OmegaWiki
A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. Wiktionary
Grammar: word form expressing smallness. Wiktionary (translation)
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Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’. Wiktionary
IS A
word
derivation
PART OF
morphology
HAS KIND
pet name
RU
полуимя
Weibchen
Männchen
DE
Panje
HAS INSTANCE
Bobby
Leo
Nina
Frida
Cathy
+17 relations
DERIVATION
bantam
OPPOSITE OF
augmentative
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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diminutive
Wikipedia
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diminutive
Wikidata
EN
diminutive
Wiktionary
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diminutive
OmegaWiki
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diminutive
Wikipedia Redirections
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-ette, -ie, -let, -ling, -y, Chinese diminutive, Chinese diminutives, Diminuitive, Diminuitives, Diminutive (linguistics), diminutive form, diminutive suffix, diminutives, double diminutive, English diminutive, Ette, Italian diminutive
Wikidata Alias
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dim

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