Verkleinerungsform
dieNoundiminutive form
English translations
- 01
diminutive
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Form eines Wortes, die eine kleinere oder niedlichere Version des ursprünglichen Wortes bezeichnet.
- English meaning
- Diminutive
- Synonym
- Diminutiv
- German example
- ‚Häuschen‘ ist die Verkleinerungsform von ‚Haus‘.
- English example
- 'Little house' is the diminutive form of 'house'.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Verkleinerungsform
- Plural Form
- die Verkleinerungsformen
Related words
- Stühlchen
Small stool
- Älchen
Eel (diminutive)
- Hälschen
little neck
- Liedlein
Little song, short song
- Kittelchen
Small smock
- Schifflein
A small boat or ship.
- Röckchen
Little skirt
- Füchschen
Little fox
- Rehlein
Fawn
- Messerlein
Small knife
- Krüglein
A small jug.
- Lädlein
Small shop
- Füchslein
Little fox
- Röcklein
Little skirt
- Schühlein
Little shoe
- Hemdlein
Small shirt, little shirt
- Kistlein
Kistlein is a diminutive form of Kiste, meaning a small box.
- Ställchen
Small stable
- Äffchen
Little monkey
- Vergrößerungsform
The augmentative form is a word form that expresses a larger or more intense version of the base word.
- Eselein
Eselein is a diminutive form of donkey, meaning a small donkey.
- Eselchen
'Eselchen' is the diminutive form of 'Esel' (donkey), meaning a small donkey.
- Würmlein
Little worm
- Räuplein
Small caterpillar
- Gräuplein
small grave
- Hühnlein
A chick is a diminutive form of hen, meaning a small chicken.
- Spinnlein
small spider
- Kesselchen
A small kettle is the diminutive form of kettle, meaning a small kettle.
- Menschlein
Little person
- Eierchen
Small egg
- Säftchen
Säftchen is a diminutive form of juice, meaning a small juice or a thin juice.
- Pizzchen
Small pizza, pizzetta
- Täublein
Little dove
- Schweifsternlein
Small comet
- Flüglein
Little wing
- Banänchen
Small banana
- Zitrönchen
Small lemon
- Träubchen
Träubchen is a diminutive form of Traube, meaning a small grape.
- Böötchen
small boat
- diminutiv
Diminutive
- Blümchen
Blümchen is a diminutive form of Blume (flower) and refers to small, delicate flowers.
- Köpfchen
Brains
- Mäuschen
Little mouse, darling
- Händlein
Little hand
- Öhrchen
Little ear
- Tischchen
Small table
- Liedchen
Little song
- Wägelchen
Little cart, small wagon
Example sentences with “Verkleinerungsform”
Das ist die Verkleinerungsform von 'Hund'. (That is the diminutive form of 'dog'.)
Frequently asked questions
What is a diminutive in German grammar?
It is a form showing smallness, usually created by adding -chen or -lein.