diminutif
French, noun\di.mi.ny.tif\
diminutif is spelled D-I-M-I-N-U-T-I-F (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 31,386th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diminutif is a French masculine noun meaning “diminutive (word form expressing smallness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mot qui a une signification plus faible ou plus adoucie que celui dont il est formé par l’addition d’une…”.
What does diminutif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive, small in size
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive (word form expressing smallness)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui marque une diminution de l’idée exprimée par le radical.
noun: 1. Mot qui a une signification plus faible ou plus adoucie que celui dont il est formé par l’addition d’une certaine terminaison. 2. Chose ou personne qui ressemble à une autre en plus petit, qui est en petit, ce qu’un autre est en grand.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diminutif
- diminutive feminine
- diminutifs masculine plural
- diminutives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diminutif?
- \di.mi.ny.tif\
- [diminytif]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diminutif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diminutif in French?
diminutif appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).