diminutiv

See also: Diminutiv

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diminutiːv/, [diˈminuˌtˢiwˀ]

Adjective

diminutiv

1. diminutive

Inflection

Inflection of diminutiv

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite 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/

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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

• “diminutiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “diminutiv_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “diminutiv_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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

• “diminutiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diminutif.

Noun

diminutiv n (plural diminutivi)

1. diminutive

Declension

Declension of diminutiv

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	diminutiv	diminutivul		diminutivi	diminutivile
genitive-dative	diminutiv	diminutivului		diminutivi	diminutivilor
vocative	diminutivule			diminutivilor

Swedish

Noun

diminutiv n

1. a diminutive (grammar: word form expressing smallness)

Declension

Declension of diminutiv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	diminutiv	diminutivs
	definite	diminutivet	diminutivets
plural	indefinite	diminutiver	diminutivers
	definite	diminutiverna	diminutivernas