"deminutivus" meaning in Latin

See deminutivus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [deː.mɪ.nʊˈtiː.wʊs] [Classical-Latin], [d̪e.mi.nuˈt̪iː.vus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From dēminuō (“to diminish”) + -īvus. The form dīminutīvus, on which most descendants are based, is based on dīminuō. Etymology templates: {{af|la|dēminuō|-īvus|gloss1=to diminish}} dēminuō (“to diminish”) + -īvus Head templates: {{la-adj|dēminutīvus}} dēminutīvus (feminine dēminutīva, neuter dēminutīvum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|dēminutīvus}} Forms: dēminutīvus [canonical], dēminutīva [feminine], dēminutīvum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], dēminutīvus [masculine, nominative, singular], dēminutīva [feminine, nominative, singular], dēminutīvum [neuter, nominative, singular], dēminutīvī [masculine, nominative, singular], dēminutīvae [feminine, nominative, plural], dēminutīva [neuter, nominative, plural], dēminutīvī [genitive, masculine, singular], dēminutīvae [feminine, genitive, singular], dēminutīvī [genitive, neuter, singular], dēminutīvōrum [genitive, masculine, singular], dēminutīvārum [feminine, genitive, plural], dēminutīvōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], dēminutīvō [dative, masculine, singular], dēminutīvae [dative, feminine, singular], dēminutīvō [dative, neuter, singular], dēminutīvīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], dēminutīvum [accusative, masculine, singular], dēminutīvam [accusative, feminine, singular], dēminutīvum [accusative, neuter, singular], dēminutīvōs [accusative, masculine, singular], dēminutīvās [accusative, feminine, plural], dēminutīva [accusative, neuter, plural], dēminutīvō [ablative, masculine, singular], dēminutīvā [ablative, feminine, singular], dēminutīvō [ablative, neuter, singular], dēminutīvīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], dēminutīve [masculine, singular, vocative], dēminutīva [feminine, singular, vocative], dēminutīvum [neuter, singular, vocative], dēminutīvī [masculine, singular, vocative], dēminutīvae [feminine, plural, vocative], dēminutīva [neuter, plural, vocative], dīminutīvus [alternative]
  1. (grammar) diminutive Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Derived forms: dēminutīvē, dēminutīvum
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      "ipa": "[d̪e.mi.nuˈt̪iː.vus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
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      "name": "la-adj"
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        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -ivus",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) diminutive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[deː.mɪ.nʊˈtiː.wʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪e.mi.nuˈt̪iː.vus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deminutivus"
}

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