English → Latin
“diminutive” in Latin
dēminutīvusdiminutive; deficientcymbaA boat, skiff, Pliny ascribes its invention to the Phoenicians; especially the small boat used by Charon to ferry the deMăcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero's
The English word diminutive itself goes back to Latin minuō, through dīminutīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
diminutive
[Vid: SMALL][Vid: SMALL].
A diminutive, nomen deminutum (Quint.); deminutivum (Prisc., Charis.).” Cymbia is a diminutive from cymba,” cymbia deminutive a cymba dicta (Macrobius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for diminutive?
- The usual Latin words for “diminutive” are dēminutīvus, cymba, Măcrŏbĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.