“Latin Diminutives”

Third Declension, Mute Consonant Stems

A primitive with a stem ending with a mute consonant (c, d, g, p, t) may form a diminutive by adding ul-, ell-, or ill- to its stem.

• Diminutive calculus (calc-ul-us) from primitive calx (stem calc-)

• Diminutive mercēdula (mercēd-ul-a) from primitive mercēs (stem mercēd-)

• Diminutive rēgulus (rēg-ul-us) from primitive rēx (stem rēg-)

• Diminutive prīncipulus (prīncip-ul-us) from primitive prīnceps (stem prīncip-)

• Diminutive facultātula (facultāt-ul-a) from primitive facultās (stem facultāt-)

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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