| Definitions | | diminutive |
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noun
- (Grammar) A word form expressing smallness or youth.
- Booklet, the of book, means "small book".
Translations: - Dutch: diminutief(nl, verkleinwoord, n, {{t, nl)n
- French: diminutif(fr)m
- Italian: diminutivo(it)m
- German: Diminutiv(de)m
adjective
- Very small.
- Serving to diminish.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, verkleinend)
- German: winzig(de)
- Italian: diminutivo(it)
Etymology: From diminutif (1398), < diminutivum, (verb deminuere, "diminish").
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