"iminutive" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Back formation from diminutive. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} iminutive (plural not attested)
  1. (grammar, rare) In Yiddish, a second-degree or more intensive diminutive form. Tags: no-plural, rare Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (second-degree diminutive in Yiddish): אימינוטיוו (iminutiv) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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