diminutive
Very smallVery small.
» There could be many uses for such a diminutive flying vehicle.
Meaning
3 sensesVery small.
winzig, diminutiv
кро́хотныйkróxotnyj, миниатю́рныйminiatjúrnyj
very small
Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
diminutiv
уменьши́тельныйumenʹšítelʹnyj, уменьши́тельно-ласка́тельныйumenʹšítelʹno-laskátelʹnyj, диминути́вныйdiminutívnyj
зме́ншувальнийzménšuvalʹnyj
(obsolete)Serving to diminish.
verkleinernd
уменьши́тельныйumenʹšítelʹnyj
Examples
5 sentencesThere could be many uses for such a diminutive flying vehicle.
Twig in beak, the diminutive bird pranced atop the thick branch.
Don't use a big word when a singularly unloquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary necessity.
Tonino is an Italian diminutive of Antonio.
"Köpfchen" is the diminutive form of "Kopf".
de„Köpfchen“ ist die Verniedlichung von „Kopf“. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English diminutif, derived from Old French diminutif, derived from LInherited from Middle English diminutif, derived from Old French diminutif, derived from Latin dīminutīv|us, ~a, ~um (adjective), from dīminūt|us, ~a, ~um (participle), perfect passive participle of dīmin|uō, ~uere, ~uī, ~ūtum (verb). First attested in 1398.
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Forms
more diminutive, most diminutive| Comparative | more diminutive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most diminutive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form