different between diminutive vs geri

English

Alternative forms

• (noun, grammar): dim. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Middle French diminutif (1398), from Latin diminutivum, from d?minu? (“diminish”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d??m?n.j?.t?v/, /d??m?n.j?.t?v/

Adjective

diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive)

1. Very small.

   Synonyms: lilliputian, tiny

   Antonyms: huge, gigantic
2. (obsolete) Serving to diminish.
   • 1711, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, 1714 edition republished by Gregg International Publishers, 1968, Volume 3, Miscellany 3, Chapter 2, p. 175,^[2]

     They cou’d, perhaps, even embrace POVERTY contentedly, rather than submit to any thing diminutive either of their inward Freedom or national Liberty.

3. (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

   Antonym: augmentative

Translations

Noun

diminutive (plural diminutives)

1. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

   Synonyms: nomen deminutivum, pet form

   Antonym: augmentative

Translations

Related terms

• diminish
• diminution
• diminutization
• diminutize
• dimwit

Further reading

• diminutive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Adjective

diminutive

1. definite of diminutiv
2. plural of diminutiv

French

Adjective

diminutive

1. feminine singular of diminutif

German

Adjective

diminutive

1. inflection of diminutiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

diminutive

1. feminine plural of diminutivo

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

diminutive

1. definite singular/plural of diminutiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

diminutive

1. definite singular/plural of diminutiv

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *gerü (“back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?e?ri]
• Hyphenation: ge?ri

Adverb

geri

1. back, backwards

   Synonym: dala

   Antonyms: ir?li, qaba?a

Derived terms

• geriy?baxan (“retrospective”)
• geri-geri (“in a backward dicrection”)
• geril?m?k (“to retreat”)
• gerilik (“backwardness”)
• gerid?qalm?? (“outdated, retrograde”)

Basque

Noun

geri

1. dative indefinite of ge

Icelandic

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

geri

1. indefinite dative singular of ger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

geri

1. inflection of gera:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. third-person present subjunctive

Japanese

Romanization

geri

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Latin

Verb

ger?

1. present passive infinitive of ger? (“to carry, bear, wear”)

Lithuanian

Verb

geri

1. second-person singular present of gerti

Middle English

Adjective

geri

1. Alternative form of gery

Portuguese

Verb

geri

1. first-person singular preterite of gerir

Somali

Noun

geri ?

1. giraffe

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch geel.

Adjective

geri

1. yellow

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (gerü, “back”), from Proto-Turkic *gerü (“back”). Cognate with Old Turkic ????????????????? (kérü, “back, west”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?e?i]
• Hyphenation: ge?ri

Adjective

geri (comparative daha geri, superlative en geri)

1. back
2. (figuratively) stupid

Antonyms

• ileri

Adverb

geri

1. back, backwards
2. again

Noun

geri (definite accusative geriyi, plural geriler)

1. rear
2. rest

Declension

Antonyms

• ileri

Related terms

• gene geri
• gerici
• gerilik

Venetian

Verb

geri

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of èser
2. second-person plural imperfect indicative of èser

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /???r?/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /??e?r?/, /???ri/

Etymology 1

Noun

geri m (uncountable)

1. choler, bile
2. cholera

   Synonym: colera

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “geri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Etymology 2

Noun

geri

1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation

Etymology 3

Verb

geri

1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation