{"id":1788,"date":"2015-02-05T19:24:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T19:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2015-02-05T19:24:20","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T19:24:20","slug":"make-it-small-with-greek-diminutives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/make-it-small-with-greek-diminutives\/","title":{"rendered":"Make it small with Greek diminutives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1789\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7357\/14000328607_3e81216983_z.jpg\" aria-label=\"14000328607 3e81216983 Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1789\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1789\"  alt=\"Tambako the Jaguar under a CC license on Flickr.\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/14000328607_3e81216983_z.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/14000328607_3e81216983_z.jpg 427w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/14000328607_3e81216983_z-234x350.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tambako the Jaguar under a CC license on Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Diminutives <em>(\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac)<\/em> are words that connote a smaller size. Their use is also related to affection and intimacy but also to contempt. There are many\u00a0 suffixes that form diminutives are, but the most common are &#8211;<span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>, &#8211;<strong>\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong>, &#8211;<strong>\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong>, &#8211;<strong>\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>, <strong>-\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong>. <\/span>They are very commonly used with food and drink (<span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03cd\u03b6\u03bf<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>\u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>,<\/span>ouzo, <span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong> \u03b7<\/strong> <strong>\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>\u03b7 \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>, <\/span>banana etc.<span lang=\"el-GR\">) <\/span>or with clothes (<span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>, <\/span>pants, <span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03b7<\/strong> <strong>\u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> &#8211;<strong> \u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong>, <\/span>skirt<span lang=\"el-GR\">). <\/span>In this case, it is not always easy to find an equivalent meaning in other languages. Below there are some examples of the use of diminutives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. &#8211; \u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is used with nouns<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 &#8211; \u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">cat &#8211; kitten<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2 -\u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03b4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">coffee<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03af &#8212; <strong>\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>:<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> wine<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">\u0397 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 <strong>\u03b3\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong>. \/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Our cat had four kitten<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">\u039f\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 <strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03b4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2. \/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Here are your coffees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0398\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03bf <strong>\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong> \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1; \/ <\/span>Would you like more wine?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It can be also used with feminine or neuter proper names<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 &#8211; \u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">Maria<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 &#8211; \u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">Sophia<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u2013 \u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">Katerina<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03c4\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b9 \u2013 \u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">Paris<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 <strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>;\/ You think you&#8217;re too clever or what, Maraki? (pejorative)<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 <strong>\u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>, \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; \/ Hi Sofaki, how are you?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u0398\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf <strong>\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9<\/strong>, \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2! \/ I&#8217;ll go to Paris, at last!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<p><strong>2. -\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is used with nouns<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u03c3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1 &#8211; \u03b7<strong> \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">soup<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">\u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1- \u03b7 <strong>\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong>: skirt<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u03a0\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03c9!\u201d \u201c\u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 <strong>\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong>.\u201d \/ \u201c<span lang=\"en-US\">I&#8217;m hungry!\u201d \u201cI&#8217;ve made a soup!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u03a4\u03b9 \u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 <strong>\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong>! \/ What a cute little skirt!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is also used with proper names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Example<\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u2013 \u03b7 <strong>\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\">: Greece<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b7 <strong>\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong> \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2! \/ We miss our (little) Greece so much!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">3. <\/span>&#8211; \u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2, -\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1, -\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is used with nouns<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1 &#8211; \u03b7 <strong>\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>: mum &#8211; mummy<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>, \u03c0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9; \/ Mummy, when will you come home?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is also used with adjectives<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 &#8211; <strong>\u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong>, \u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac &#8211; <strong>\u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>, \u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc \u2013 <strong>\u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9<\/strong>: sweet, cute<\/p>\n<p>\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03cc\u03c2 &#8211;<strong> \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong>, \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03b9\u03ac \u2013 <strong>\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>, \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03cc \u2013 <strong>\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\">: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">blonde<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u0397 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf <strong>\u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>! \/ Your daughter is so cute!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<strong> \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>! \/ Hi blondie!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It can be also used with proper names<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u0386\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1 &#8211; \u03b7 <strong>\u0391\u03bd\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/strong>: Anna<\/p>\n<p>\u03b7 \u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 &#8211; \u03b7 \u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 <strong>\u0391\u03bd\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1,<\/strong> \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2; \/ Hi Anna, how are you?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">4. <\/span>&#8211; \u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">It is used with masculine forenames<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 &#8211; \u03bf <strong>\u0393\u03b9\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong>: George<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<strong> \u0393\u03b9\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7<\/strong>; \u039a\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b4\u03c9. \/ Where have you been George? I haven&#8217;t seen you in a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u03bf \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u2013 \u03bf <strong>\u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong>: <span lang=\"en-US\">Dimitrakis<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, <strong>\u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7<\/strong>, \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2; \/ I&#8217;m fed up with your excuses, Dimitri, OK? (pejorative)<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">You can find the examples in the pdf:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/ipokoristika.pdf\">ipokoristika<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"234\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/14000328607_3e81216983_z-234x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/14000328607_3e81216983_z-234x350.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/02\/14000328607_3e81216983_z.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><p>Diminutives (\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac) are words that connote a smaller size. Their use is also related to affection and intimacy but also to contempt. There are many\u00a0 suffixes that form diminutives are, but the most common are &#8211;\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9, &#8211;\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1, &#8211;\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2, &#8211;\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1, -\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2. 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