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	“Latin Diminutives” First Declension A primitive of the first declension may form a diminutive by adding ul-, ell-, or ill- to its base. Diminutive puellula (puell-ul-a) from primitive puella (base puell-) Diminutive amīcula (amīc-ul-a) from primitive amīca (base amīc-) A primitive with a stem ending with rā- (no e immediately before the r) may form a diminutive by replacing rā- with ell-. Diminutive nigella (nig-ell-a) from primitive nigra (stem nigrā-) Diminutive macella (mac-ell-a) from primitive macra (stem macrā-) A primitive with a stem ending with erā- (e immediately before the r) may form a diminutive by replacing erā- with ell-. Diminutive misella (mis-ell-a) from primitive misera (stem miserā-) Diminutive opella (op-ell-a) from primitive opera (stem operā-) A primitive with a stem ending with inā- may form a diminutive by replacing inā- with ell-. Diminutive gemella (gem-ell-a) from primitive gemina (geminā-) Diminutive asella (as-ell-a) from primitive asina (asinā-) Any primitive of the first declension can conveniently have its combining form combined with cul-, cell-, or cill- in a stem compound. Diminutive ālicula (āl-i-cul-a) from primitive āla (combining form āli-) Diminutives and Diminutive Bases General Rules for Diminutives in Latin Procedures for Forming Diminutives First Declension Second Declension Third Declension, I- and Ī-Stems Third Declension, Mute Consonant Stems Third Declension, L-, R-, S-Stems Third Declension, N-Stems Third Declension, OU-Stems Third Declension, Ū-Stems Third-Declension, Any Stem Third Declension, Irregular Diminutives Fourth Declension Fifth Declension Fifth Declension, Irregular Diminutives Substituting Diminutive Bases Diminutives Bases Side by Side Multiple Possible Diminutive Forms Bibliography Nômina Dêminûtîva Latîna \| Pāginae Latīnitātis \| DIĒS GAUDIĪ © 2007 Ian Andreas Miller. All rights reserved. Those statements refer to all of the original content on this page.