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
Common singular diminutiv — —2
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 (not comparable)

  1. diminutive

Declension
Declension of diminutiv
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
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

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 diminutivar, definite plural diminutivane)
diminutiv n (definite singular diminutivet, indefinite plural diminutiv, definite plural diminutiva)

  1. (linguistics) a diminutive

References

Swedish

Noun

diminutiv n

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

Declension
Declension of diminutiv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative diminutiv diminutivet diminutiver diminutiverna
Genitive diminutivs diminutivets diminutivers diminutivernas
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