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	“Latin Diminutives” Second Declension A primitive of the second declension may form a diminutive by adding ul-, ell-, or ill- to its base. Diminutive puerulus (puer-ul-us) from primitive puer (base puer-) Diminutive amīculus (amīc-ul-us) from primitive amīcus (base amīc-) A primitive with a stem ending with ro- (no e immediately before the r) may form a diminutive by replacing ro- with ell-. Diminutive nigellus (nig-ell-us) from primitive niger (stem nigro-) Diminutive macellus (mac-ell-us) from primitive macer (stem macro-) A primitive with a stem ending with ero- (e immediately before the r) may form a diminutive by replacing ero- with ell-. Diminutive misellus (mis-ell-us) from primitive miser (stem misero-) Diminutive puellus (pu-ell-us) from primitive puer (stem puero-) A primitive with a stem ending with ino- may form a diminutive by replacing ino- with ell-. Diminutive gemellus (gem-ell-us) from primitive geminus (stem gemino-) Diminutive asellus (as-ell-us) from primitive asinus (stem asino-) Any primitive of the second declension can conveniently have its combining form combined with cul-, cell-, or cill- in a stem compound. Diminutive macriculus (macr-i-cul-us) from primitive macer (combining form macri-) Diminutives and Diminutive Bases General Rules for Diminutives in Latin Procedures for Forming Diminutives First Declension Second Declension Third Declension, I- and Ī-Stems Third Declension, Mute Consonant Stems Third Declension, L-, R-, S-Stems Third Declension, N-Stems Third Declension, OU-Stems Third Declension, Ū-Stems Third-Declension, Any Stem Third Declension, Irregular Diminutives Fourth Declension Fifth Declension Fifth Declension, Irregular Diminutives Substituting Diminutive Bases Diminutives Bases Side by Side Multiple Possible Diminutive Forms Bibliography Nômina Dêminûtîva Latîna \| Pāginae Latīnitātis \| DIĒS GAUDIĪ © 2007 Ian Andreas Miller. All rights reserved. Those statements refer to all of the original content on this page.