different between diminutive vs len

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

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech len, from Proto-Slavic *l?n? from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l?n]
• Hyphenation: len
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

len m inan

1. flax (plant or fiber)

Declension

Derived terms

• ln?ný

References

Further reading

• len in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• len in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German l?n, from Proto-Germanic *laihn? (“loan”), cognate with German Lehn (Swedish län is a loan from Low German). Doublet of lån.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?le?n]

Noun

len n (singular definite lenet, plural indefinite len)

1. (historical) fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)
2. (historical) entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919)
3. (historical) county (a regional and administrative unit, in Denmark until 1662; also used with reference to the län of modern Sweden and Finland)

   Synonyms: amt, region, syssel

Inflection

Derived terms

• lensbaron
• lensgreve
• lensherre
• lensmand
• lensvæsen

References

• “len” in Den Danske Ordbog

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Romansch len, lenn, lain.

Noun

len m (plural lens)

1. wood

Related terms

• legnôs

Galician

Verb

len

1. third-person plural present indicative of ler

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *l?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l?n]
• Hyphenation: len
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

len (plural lenek)

1. flax

Declension

Derived terms

• lenvászon

References

Irish

Preposition

len

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of le

Usage notes

This form is found only before bhur (“your pl”) and is not part of the standard written language. In older texts, len bhur may also be spelled le nbhur.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

len

1. imperative of lene

Old Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *l?n?, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

Noun

len m

1. flax

Declension

Descendants

• Czech: len

Further reading

• “len”, in Vokabulá? webový: webové hnízdo pramen? k poznání historické ?eštiny [online]?^[1], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk ?eský AV ?R, 2006–2020

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *l?n?, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?n/

Noun

len m inan

1. flax (any member of the genus Linum)

Declension

Derived terms

• lniany

Further reading

• len in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• len in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Noun

len m

1. river

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) lain
• (Sursilvan, Surmiran) lenn

Etymology

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.

Noun

len m

1. (Sutsilvan) wood

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *l?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lé?n/, /l??n/

Adjective

l??n or l?n (comparative b?lj l??n, superlative n?jbolj l??n)

1. lazy

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• prelén

Further reading

• “len”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Adjective

len (comparative lenare, superlative lenast)

1. soft, smooth

Declension

Synonyms

• slät

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [l?n??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [l????]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [l????]

Etymology 1

From French laine.

Noun

len

1. wool
2. yarn

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

len

1. to negotiate one's way through a mass, to creep through

Derived terms

Volapük

Preposition

len

1. at, by, on

Welsh

Noun

len

1. Soft mutation of llen.

Mutation