50 Examples of Diminutives

Diminutives

The diminutives They are suffixes that is added to the words to indicate and denote the condition of small. Thus a new word arises (adding the suffix) associated with the one that gave it origin, but with a new nuance, for example: little boy, little man, skinny.

The diminutive may be expressing the property of "small" in terms of objective physical size, although it is also used frequently to denote attachment or affection, or to soften or nuance any expression, almost like a formula of courtesy.

There are diminutives of the general language and there are also some that circulate in more localized areas: this happens because the diminutives do not make up a group that is too structured by language, but rather arises and is transmitted orally, in situations of familiarity.

The diminutives are generally used within very informal registers: they rarely appear in a publication of a scientific nature or in a legal argument or in a communicative situation that pretends to be serious and formal.

If it is very necessary to express the condition of small of something in a formal code, the common thing is to resort to the noun followed by an adjective such as ‘small’ or ‘boy’, which in turn can be emphasized by prepending the adverb ‘very’.

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Examples of diminutives

Here a series of diminutives is listed, followed by a word in which they are applied:

1. Ito. For example: truckito, boatito, kidito.
2. Ita. For example: skinnyita, monthita, musicita.
3. I quote. For example: trainI quote, boatI quote, askedI quote.
4. Appointment. For example: fitsappointment, poorappointment, breadappointment.
5. Eta. For example: pebeta, pizzeta, plazoleta.
6. Et. For example: mozalbete, pebete, oldete.
7. Use it. For example: chicuelo, locuelo, breaduelo.
8. Uela. For example: womanuela, alleyuela, plazuela.
9. Ín. For example: pelín, piolín, littleín.
10. Ina. For example: chiquilina, littleina, little girlina.
11. Illo. For example: kidillo, nudillo, benchillo.
12. Illa. For example: trampilla, windowilla, cartilla.
13. Ecillo. For example: maneasy, breadeasy.
14. Ecilla. For example: blindecillamanecilla.
15. Ico. For example: mocico, dogicobonico.
16. Ica. For example: bookletica, patica,
17. Ejo. For example: tipejo.
18. Eja. For example: calleja, channeleja.
19. Ucho. For example: flacucho, townucho.
20. Ucha. For example: carucha, casucha.

More examples in: Diminutives with "cito" and "cita"

Characteristics of diminutives