diminutivaladj.n.
/dɪˌmɪnjuːˈtʌɪvəl/ Grammar.
A. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diminutive.
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diminutive1579
diminuenta1627
diminutival1868
caritative1906
1868 T. H. Key Philol. Ess. x. 213 The Latin..forming contemptuous terms for men, by means of a diminutival suffix.
1871 H. J. Roby Gram. Lat. Lang. iii. vii §862 Adjectives, chiefly diminutival.
B. n.
A diminutival suffix.
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matronymic1874
diminutival1879
1879 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 3) vii. 300 In -kin..a widely prevalent diminutival.
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