diminutiv
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin diminutivus, from diminuere, deminuere (“diminish”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
diminutiv
Inflection edit
Inflection of diminutiv | |||
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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 edit
diminutiv n (singular definite diminutivet, plural indefinite diminutiver)
Declension edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | diminutiv | diminutivet | diminutiver | diminutiverne |
genitive | diminutivs | diminutivets | diminutivers | diminutivernes |
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
diminutiv (strong nominative masculine singular diminutiver, not comparable)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “diminutiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin diminutivus.
Adjective edit
diminutiv (masculine and feminine diminutiv, neuter diminutivt, definite singular and plural diminutive)
Noun edit
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)
References edit
- “diminutiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “diminutiv_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “diminutiv_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin diminutivus.
Adjective edit
diminutiv (neuter diminutivt, definite singular and plural diminutive)
Noun edit
diminutiv m (definite singular diminutiven, indefinite plural diminutivar, definite plural diminutivane)
diminutiv n (definite singular diminutivet, indefinite plural diminutiv, definite plural diminutiva)
References edit
- “diminutiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French diminutif.
Noun edit
diminutiv n (plural diminutivi)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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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 edit
Noun edit
diminutiv n
- a diminutive (grammar: word form expressing smallness)
Declension edit
Declension of diminutiv | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | diminutiv | diminutivet | diminutiver | diminutiverna |
Genitive | diminutivs | diminutivets | diminutivers | diminutivernas |