Expertlatin
- What are diminutive names in Latin?
- What are some hypocorism names?
- What is the difference between Hypocorism and diminutive?
- What are diminutive forms of names?
What are diminutive names in Latin?
The standard rule for Latin diminutives is quite straightforward. For nouns of the first or second declension, the regular diminutive suffix is -ulus (M), -ula (F), or -ulum (N), depending upon the gender of the original noun; for words of the third, fourth, or fifth declensions, the suffix is -culus, -cula, -culum.
What are some hypocorism names?
Examples are Aggie, Nessa, Nesta (Scots) and Nest (Welsh) for Agnes; Doll, Dora, Dodee, Dot and Dolly (modern) for Dorothy or Dorothea; Mey, Peg, Maggie (Scots), Margery, Maisie, May and Madge for Margaret; and above all the many names deriving from Elizabeth.
What is the difference between Hypocorism and diminutive?
For the most part, there isn't anything to be gained by rigorously separating, but we will find use of one distinction: A hypocoristic is a nickname formed by truncating or reducing the radiconym (the root name) while a diminutive is one that augments the radiconym (which may itself be a hypocoristic!) with one or more ...
What are diminutive forms of names?
Diminutives can also be formed by adding a suffix to the original name or the name's short form. In English, the -y/-ie suffix is very common, leading to diminutives like Abby, Debbie, Charlie, Johnny and Sammy.
