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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(grammar, rare) In Yiddish, a second-degree or more intensive diminutive form..
What is not common, however, in German dialects is the existence of an intensive diminutive (or, as it sometimes is called, an iminutive) having the shape -ele.
Faber and King note that Yiddish and Bavarian both have an "intensive diminutive," i.e., a second degree of diminution (iminutive); thus, StY štot 'city,' štetl 'market town', štetɘlɘ 'little market town [endearing].'
The main point in the diminutive and iminutive system is, however, not only that elements of two dialectally different subsystems of German have fused in the German component.
In addition to the diminutive, Yiddish has an 'iminutive', which is used to indicate that something is even smaller (as well as cuter, more lovable, or possibly more inferior) than a diminutive noun.
Use iminutive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Iminutive means (grammar, rare) In Yiddish, a second-degree or more intensive diminutive form..
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What is not common, however, in German dialects is the existence of an intensive diminutive (or, as it sometimes is called, an iminutive) having the shape -ele.
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