diminutive suffix

In some cases, the diminutive suffix has become part of the basic form.

A lot of these ancient nicknames had cute diminutive suffixes.

Spanish language forms diminutives by adding one of several diminutive suffixes.

Note that these are all special diminutive suffixes.

Lithuanian also has a very rich word derivation system and an array of diminutive suffixes.

A diminutive suffix was added to the town name due to the fact that the town remained small for many centuries.

The lake's name derives from that of Lake Winnipeg, with a diminutive suffix.

However, there is no analogous passive *-eto, because that already exists as the diminutive suffix.

Adding diminutive suffixes is often a disparaging tactic.

Forms such as "pisikesekesekene", having three diminutive suffixes, are grammatically legitimate.

A double diminutive is a diminutive form with two diminutive suffixes rather than one.

The power gained through rhyme and rhythm seems to be directed by the diminutive suffix toward favorable or unfavorable meanings.

The diminutive suffix -ka was added later.

A simple example would be a diminutive suffix added to the word "cat" to form a word meaning "small cat."

Sometimes, "-zǐ" is also used as a diminutive suffix.

It comes from Tabire and the diminutive suffix "ak".

The singular may end in a vowel or a consonant (usually the diminutive suffix -ín).

Since "-lina" is a diminutive suffix, it has no meaning of its own in Swedish.

Many variants of Swabian also have a plural diminutive suffix: -la.

It derives from the Latin labrum "lip" and the diminutive suffix -et.

They are comparable to the diminutive suffixes 儿 and 子 of Mandarin.

There is also a rare diminutive suffix -gaɲa-.

The Estonian diminutive suffix can be used recursively - it can be attached to a word more than once.

The term originated by the addition of the diminutive suffix "-ette" to the word corset.

Among the several types of doubles in English, a rather large group ends both parts with the diminutive suffix - y or - ie .