- Look up
diminutive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
diminutive is a word
obtained by
modifying a root word to
convey a
slighter degree of its root...
- The
Latin language has a
robust diminutive-forming system.
There are many
diminutive suffixes:
those in calculus, axilla, fistula, and
areola to start...
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Diminutive forms of
words are
commonly used in
everyday Australian English.
While many
dialects of
English make use of
diminutives and hypocorisms, Australian...
- The
following is a list of
diminutives by language.
English has a
great variety of
historical diminutives adopted from
other languages but many of these...
- The
diminutive serotine (Eptesicus diminutus) is a bat
species found in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. González, E.M.;...
- the name
properly belonged, was a
pointed piece of olive-wood
called diminutively an apicula, the base of
which was
surrounded with a lock of wool. This...
- The
diminutive woodrat (Nelsonia neotomodon) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Cricetidae. It is
endemic to Mexico. Castro-Arellano, I.; Álvarez-Castañeda...
- The
Diminutive worm eel (Pseudomyrophis fugesae) is an eel in the
family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was
described by John E. McCosker, Eugenia...
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actively used. Po****rity of
pagan names resulted in
formation of
various diminutive forms:
Bychko from Byk,
Zhdanko from Zhdan,
Puzeika from Puzo and so on...
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connotation of prosperity,
Abundance and a
regal nature. Adédàmọ́lá is
diminutively spelt 'Dàmọ́lá'.
Adedamola Oyinlola Adefolahan,
Nigerian Artist (Born...
