up:: [[Derviative Words MOC]] # The Diminutive in Greek ## Nouns ### Diminutive Uses - Actual diminutive - παιδάκι - little kid - Affection - παιδάκι for adult kids - Insult - ανθρωπάκι - a little man ### Diminutives - Neutral - -ακι - Feminine - -ιτσα - -ουλα - Masculine - -ακης - Mostly found on names - -ούλης - Mostly found on adjectives ## Adjectives -ούτσικος turns a masculine adjective into a diminutive form ### Example καλός (good) -> καλούτσικος (not bad, so-so)