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ArchivesRe: dee as German diminutive?
in reply to a message by MoonAgeDaydreamer
I cannot remember hearing a "dee" sound used like that.
Common diminutives for German names are "-chen" and "-lein". However both border on the ridiculous and are mainly used in jokes or on other special circumstances, much less for forming actual nicknames and such.
So, for example, a Peter might become a Peterchen or a Peterlein. Sometimes you need slight modifications before it works, like inserting a vowel or generating an umlaut:
Franz -> Franzilein
Franz -> Fränzchen
Hans -> Hansilein
Hans -> Hänschen
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
Common diminutives for German names are "-chen" and "-lein". However both border on the ridiculous and are mainly used in jokes or on other special circumstances, much less for forming actual nicknames and such.
So, for example, a Peter might become a Peterchen or a Peterlein. Sometimes you need slight modifications before it works, like inserting a vowel or generating an umlaut:
Franz -> Franzilein
Franz -> Fränzchen
Hans -> Hansilein
Hans -> Hänschen
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
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