DIMINUTIVE SUFFIX

Meaning of DIMINUTIVE SUFFIX in English

diˌminutive ˈsuffix BrE AmE noun [countable] technical

an ending that is added to a word to express smallness, for example ‘ling’ added to ‘duck’ to make ‘duckling’

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SUFFIX — suffix- see suffig-
Interlingua English vocab
DIMINUTIVE — adj [Gram.] diminutive
Interlingua English vocab
SUFFIX — sufixe (-al)
English interlingue dictionary
SUFFIX — I. noun see: fix Date: 1778 an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase, ~al adjective …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIMINUTIVE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English diminutif, from Medieval Latin diminutivum, alteration of Late Latin deminutivum, from neuter of deminutivus, adjective, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUFFIX
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — I. də̇ˈminyəd.]iv, -yət] noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English diminutif, from Late Latin diminutivum, alteration (influenced by Latin diminuere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUFFIX — (v. t.) To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.
Английский словарь Webster
SUFFIX — (n.) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.
Английский словарь Webster
SUFFIX — (n.) A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to …
Английский словарь Webster
DIMINUTIVE — (n.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted …
Английский словарь Webster
DIMINUTIVE — (n.) Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.
Английский словарь Webster
DIMINUTIVE — (a.) Tending to diminish.
Английский словарь Webster
DIMINUTIVE — (a.) Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
Английский словарь Webster
DIMINUTIVE — (a.) Below the average size; very small; little.
Английский словарь Webster
SUFFIX — ( v. t. ) To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUFFIX — ( n. ) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUFFIX — ( n. ) A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — ( n. ) Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — ( n. ) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — ( a. ) Tending to diminish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — ( a. ) Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUFFIX — — suffixal /suf"ik seuhl, seuh fik"-/ , adj. — suffixation /suf'ik say"sheuhn/ , suffixion /seuh fik"sheuhn/ , n. n. /suf"iks/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — — diminutively , adv. — diminutiveness , n. /di min"yeuh tiv/ , adj. 1. small; little; tiny: a diminutive building …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUFFIX — v. add an affix to the end of a word so as to alter its meaning (Grammar)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUFFIX — n. affix added on to the end of a word; word part added to the end of a word to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIMINUTIVE — n. diminutive word or suffix (Grammar); word indicating small size (such as "booklet", etc.); shortened form of a name, name …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUFFIX — I. ˈsə-fiks noun Etymology: New Latin suffixum, from Latin, neuter of suffixus, past participle of suffigere to fasten underneath, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIMINUTIVE — I. də-ˈmi-nyə-tiv noun Etymology: Middle English diminutif, from Medieval Latin diminutivum, alteration of Late Latin deminutivum, from neuter of deminutivus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUFFIX — noun a subscript mark, number, or letter. ·see subscript, ·adj. 2. suffix ·vt to add or annex to the end, …
Webster English vocab
DIMINUTIVE — adj tending to diminish. 2. diminutive ·adj below the average size; very small; little. 3. diminutive ·adj expressing diminution; as, …
Webster English vocab
SUFFIX — [ 'sʌfɪks ] ■ noun 1》 a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUFFIX — [suf.fix] n [NL suffixum, fr. L, neut. of suffixus, pp. of suffigere to fasten underneath, fr. sub- + figere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIMINUTIVE — [di.min.u.tive] n [ME diminutif, fr. ML diminutivum, alter. of LL deminutivum, fr. neut. of deminutivus, adj., fr. deminutus, pp. of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUFFIX — I suffix noun BrE AmE ˈsʌf ɪks ▷ suffix|es ɪz əz II suffix verb BrE AmE ˈsʌf ɪks sə ˈfɪks, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — diminutive BrE AmE dɪ ˈmɪn jut ɪv də-, -jət- AmE \ -jət̬ ɪv ▷ diminutive|ly li ▷ diminutive|ness nəs nɪs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUFFIX — / ˈsʌfɪks; NAmE / noun ( grammar ) a letter or group of letters added to the end of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — / dɪˈmɪnjətɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( formal ) very small : She was a diminutive figure …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — I. di ‧ min ‧ u ‧ tive 1 /dəˈmɪnjətɪv, dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUFFIX — n. & v. --n. 1 a verbal element added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIMINUTIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 remarkably small; tiny. 2 Gram. (of a word or suffix) implying smallness, either actual or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUFFIX — n. & v. n. 1 a verbal element added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 remarkably small; tiny. 2 Gram. (of a word or suffix) implying smallness, either actual or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUFFIX — n. & v. --n. 1. a verbal element added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. …
Oxford English vocab
DIMINUTIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. remarkably small; tiny. 2 Gram. (of a word or suffix) implying smallness, either actual or …
Oxford English vocab
SUFFIX — ( suffixes) 1. A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example ‘-ly’ or ‘-ness’, which is added …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIMINUTIVE — ( diminutives) 1. A diminutive person or object is very small. She noticed a diminutive figure standing at the entrance. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUFFIX — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES diminutive suffix COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB add ▪ And once again we have to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIMINUTIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES diminutive suffix COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN size ▪ T'ai Cho was a tall …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUFFIX — [noun] [C] - a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new …
Cambridge English vocab
DIMINUTIVE — [adjective] - very smallShe has diminutive hands for an adult.He's a diminutive figure, less than five feet tall.(esp. humorous) I …
Cambridge English vocab
DIMINUTIVE — adj. Diminutive is used with these nouns: ↑ size , ↑ stature
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SUFFIX — n. 1 ending, desinence, addition; affix The suffix -ness is added to many English adjectives to form nouns v. 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DIMINUTIVE — adj. small, tiny, little, miniature, petite, minute, minuscule, mini, compact, undersized, pocket, pocket-sized, pygmy, elfin, Lilliputian, midget, wee, microscopic; micro, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SUFFIX — 1. сущ. суффикс derivational suffix 2. гл. прибавлять (суффикс) (грамматика) суффикс (математика) подстрочный нижний индекс (грамматика) прибавлять суффикс suffix прибавлять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIMINUTIVE — 1. прил. 1) грам. уменьшительный, диминутивный Ant : augmentative 2) маленький, крохотный, миниатюрный (обыкн. о физическом размере) Syn : small, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIMINUTIVE — diminutive.ogg 1. dıʹmınjʋtıv n 1. грам. уменьшительное существительное 2. 1> небольшая вещь, вещица 2> тщедушный человечек 3. геральд. небольшая фигура …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUFFIX — адический, конечный - suffix notation - suffix number
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SUFFIX — 1. сущ.1) грам. суффикс - derivational suffix 2) матем. подстрочный индекс 2. гл.1) прибавлять, добавлять, приписывать в конце 2) прибавлять …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SUFFIX — 1. сущ. 1) лингв. суффикс - derivational suffix 2) мат. подстрочный индекс 2. гл. 1) прибавлять, добавлять, приписывать в конце …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SUFFIX — 1. сущ. 1) лингв. суффикс - derivational suffix 2) мат. подстрочный индекс 2. гл. 1) прибавлять, добавлять, приписывать в конце 2) прибавлять суффикс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SUFFIX — 1. сущ. суффикс derivational suffix 2. гл. прибавлять (суффикс) (грамматика) суффикс (математика) подстрочный нижний индекс (грамматика) прибавлять суффикс suffix прибавлять …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIMINUTIVE — 1. прил. 1) грам. уменьшительный, диминутивный Ant : augmentative 2) маленький, крохотный, миниатюрный (обыкн. о физическом размере) Syn : small, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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