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Definition of diminutivo in Spanish:
diminutivo
(diminutiva)
adjective & masculine noun
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Linguistics
[morfema, rasgo morfológico] Que sirve o bien para formar palabras que denotan un menor tamaño de aquello que designa la raíz a la que se unen o bien para expresar diversos tipos de afectividad.'-ico', '-ito', '-illo' o '-uelo' son algunos sufijos diminutivos
masculine noun
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Palabra formada con este tipo de morfemas o rasgos morfológicos.
'chiquitín', 'barquito' o 'ladronzuelo' son diminutivos
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