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A diminutive is a noun derived from another word, usually also a noun, by a special ending and used to indicate smallness, endearment and other meanings. The Dutch diminutive ending is -je; the gender of diminutives is always neuter and their plural is formed by the addition of -s.
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© 1958 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Shetter, W.Z. (1958). Diminutives. In: Introduction to Dutch. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9222-4_24
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