adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
dēminutīvus
dēminutīvus (feminine dēminutīva, neuter dēminutīvum)
Classical[deː.mɪ.nʊˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[de.mi.nuˈtiː.vus]
Meaning
- adjectivediminutive
- adjectivedeficient
Diminutivi numeri sunt, qui partibus suis computati minorem summam efficiunt, utputa denarius, cuius partes sunt tres: decima, quod est unum; quinta, quod duo; dimidia, quod quinque. Unum enim et duo et quinque simul ducta octonarium faciunt, longe a denario minorem. Similis est huic octonarius, vel alii plurimi qui in partes redacti infra consistunt.
Deficient numbers are those whose factors added together produce a sum less than the original number, such as ten, which has three partitions: a tenth part, which is one; a fifth part, which is two; and a half part, which is five. One, two, and five added together make eight, much smaller than ten. Eight is similar, as are many others whose sum of factors is lesser.Isidore of Seville, Etymologies 3.5.10
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēminutīvus | dēminutīva dīminutīva | dēminutīvum dīminutīvum |
| genitive | dēminutīvī dīminutīvī | dēminutīvae dīminutīvae | dēminutīvī dīminutīvī |
| dative | dēminutīvō dīminutīvō | dēminutīvae dīminutīvae | dēminutīvō dīminutīvō |
| accusative | dēminutīvum dīminutīvum | dēminutīvam dīminutīvam | dēminutīvum dīminutīvum |
| ablative | dēminutīvō dīminutīvō | dēminutīvā dīminutīvā | dēminutīvō dīminutīvō |
| vocative | dēminutīve dīminutīve | dēminutīva dīminutīva | dēminutīvum dīminutīvum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēminutīvī dīminutīvī | dēminutīvae dīminutīvae | dēminutīva dīminutīva |
| genitive | dēminutīvōrum dīminutīvōrum | dēminutīvārum dīminutīvārum | dēminutīvōrum dīminutīvōrum |
| dative | dēminutīvīs dīminutīvīs | dēminutīvīs dīminutīvīs | dēminutīvīs dīminutīvīs |
| accusative | dēminutīvōs dīminutīvōs | dēminutīvās dīminutīvās | dēminutīva dīminutīva |
| ablative | dēminutīvīs dīminutīvīs | dēminutīvīs dīminutīvīs | dēminutīvīs dīminutīvīs |
| vocative | dēminutīvī dīminutīvī | dēminutīvae dīminutīvae | dēminutīva dīminutīva |
dēmĭnūtīvus, a, um, adj. deminuo, no. II. B., in the later gramm. lang.,
I. diminutive:
vox, Tert. Apol. 32: nomen, a diminutive, Don. p. 1744 P. sq.; in this sense often subst. dēminūtīvum, i, n., Diom. p. 312 P.; Prisc. p. 609 sq. et saep: verba (sorbillo from sorbeo, garrulo from garrio), id. p. 827 P.—Adv.: dēmĭnūtīvē, as a diminutive: cymbia deminutive a cymba dicta, Macr. S. 5, 21 al.; al. diminutive.Origins
From dēminuō (“to diminish”) + -īvus. The form dīminutīvus, on which most descendants are based, is based on dīminuō.
Descendants
- Englishdiminutive
- Frenchdiminutiffrom Middle French diminutif
- Dutchdiminutief
In English words that came into English from dēminutīvus
- diminutivedīminutīvus