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In case of adjectives the use of diminutive form is aimed to intensify the effect of diminutive form of a noun. Diminutive forms of adverbs are used to express either benevolence in the speech or on the contrary to express superciliousness, depending on the inflection of a whole phrase. Some diminutives of proper names, among many others: Feminine
Modern East Slavic names are tripartite, consisting of family name, given name, and patronymic. Each of these components can be used alone or in different combinations; additionally, most given names have suppletively derived short form, which can be further suffixed to produce a number of diminutives conveying different emotional meaning and applicable in different contexts.
Diminutive forms can be derived from both short and full names. For example: from Maria (full form) following diminutive forms can be derived: Maria → Maryunya, Marunya, Marusya, Maryusha, Maryushka and Maryasha. Masha (short form) → Mashka, Mashenyka, Mashulya. Manya (another short form) → Manechka, Manyusya, Manyusha, Manyasha etc.
Unlike English, in which the use of diminutive forms is optional even between close friends, in East Slavonic languages, such forms are obligatory in certain contexts because of the strong T–V distinction: the T-form of address usually requires the short form of the counterpart's name. Also, unlike other languages with prominent use of name ...
With the exception of a few invariant forms borrowed from other languages, such as беж ('beige', non-adapted form of бе́жевый) or ха́ки ('khaki-colored'), most adjectives follow one of a small number of regular declension patterns (except for some that complicate the short form). In modern Russian, the short form appears only in ...
It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, [1] which is a Russian form of Katherine. [2] The name is sometimes used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. In German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages it is spelled Katja. Katya may also refer to: In the arts:
In many languages, diminutives are word forms that are formed from the root word by affixation. In most languages, diminutives can also be formed as multi-word constructions such as "Tiny Tim", or "Little Dorrit". In most languages that form diminutives by affixation, this is a productive part of the language. [1]
Seryozha is a Russian diminutive form of the name Sergei, which may refer to: Sergei Aleshkov, soviet son of the regiment and youngest person to have fought at Stalingrad; Seryozha, 1955 novel by Soviet writer Vera Panova; Seryozha (English: Splendid Days), 1960 Soviet drama film adaptation of the novel; 5094 Seryozha, minor planet