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Etymology
From OF. diminutif (1398), < L. diminutivum, (verb deminuere, �diminish�).

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-diminutive.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Very small.
2. Serving to diminish.

Synonyms
(very small) lilliputian, tiny

Antonyms
(very small) huge, gigantic
(serving to diminish) augmentative

Translations
trans-top|very small
Dutch: t+|nl|klein
Finnish: t-|fi|pikkuruinen, t-|fi|vähäinen, t-|fi|mitätön
German: t-|de|winzig
Italian: t+|it|minuscolo
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trans-top|serving to diminish
Dutch: t|nl|verkleinend
Finnish: t-|fi|pienentää|alt=pienentävä
Italian: t-|it|diminutivo
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trans-top|Translations to be categorized
ttbc|French: diminutif
ttbc|Indonesian: kecil, mungil, kate, cebol, sepele
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ttbc|Slovak: drobný (1), mali�ký (1)
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Noun
en-noun

1. Grammar A word form expressing smallness or youth.

#* Booklet, the diminutive of book, means �small book�.

Antonyms
augmentative

Translations
trans-top|word form expressing smallness
Croatian: t-|hr|deminutiv|m, t-|hr|umanjenica|f
Dutch: t+|nl|verkleinwoord|n, t|nl|diminutief|n
Finnish: t+|fi|diminutiivi
French: t-|fr|diminutif|m
Italian: t-|it|diminutivo|m
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German: t+|de|Diminutiv|m
Slovak: t+|sk|zdrobnenina|f
Slovene: pomanjševalnica f
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Related terms
diminish
dimwit

French

Adjective
diminutive

1. Feminin of diminutif.

Category:French adjective forms

Italian

Adjective
diminutive f

1. Feminine plural form of diminutivo

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