“Latin Diminutives”

Third Declension, I- and Ī-Stems

A primitive with a stem ending with -i may form a diminutive by adding cul-, cell-, or cill- to its stem.

• Diminutive igniculus (igni-cul-us) from primitive ignis (stem igni-)

• Diminutive turricula (turri-cul-a) from primitive turris (stem turri-)

A primitive with a stem ending with -i may form a diminutive by changing its stem vowel -i to -ē, and then adding cul-, cell-, or cill- to the modified stem.

• Diminutive vulpēcula (vulp-ē-cul-a) from primitive vulpēs (vulpi-)

• Diminutive nūbēcula (nūb-ē-cul-a) from primitive nūbēs (nūbi-)

A primitive with a real or imagined stem ending with -ī may form a diminutive by adding cul-, cell-, or cill- to its real or imagined stem.

• Diminutive canīcula (canī-cul-a) from primitive canis (real stem can-)

• Diminutive cutīcula (cutī-cul-a) from primitive cutis (real stem cuti-)

1. Diminutives and Diminutive Bases
2. General Rules for Diminutives in Latin
3. Procedures for Forming Diminutives
   1. First Declension
   2. Second Declension
   3. Third Declension, I- and Ī-Stems
   4. Third Declension, Mute Consonant Stems
   5. Third Declension, L-, R-, S-Stems
   6. Third Declension, N-Stems
   7. Third Declension, OU-Stems
   8. Third Declension, Ū-Stems
   9. Third-Declension, Any Stem
   10. Third Declension, Irregular Diminutives
   11. Fourth Declension
   12. Fifth Declension
   13. Fifth Declension, Irregular Diminutives
   14. Substituting Diminutive Bases
   15. Diminutives Bases Side by Side
4. Multiple Possible Diminutive Forms
5. Bibliography

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