Zdrobneniny alias diminutives sú slová, ktoré sa používajú väčšinou v hovorovom štýle a vyjadrujú, že niečo je malé alebo milé, napr. mummy, kitty, selfie.

Tvorenie zdrobnenín

V angličtine sa zdrobneniny tvoria najčastejšie:

1) príponou – y, -ie

• mummy/mommy, daddy, kitty, puppy
• doggie, cookie

2) príponou – let

• book > booklet, drop > droplet

3) príponou – ling

• dear > darling, duck > duckling

4) príponou -et(te)

• cigar > cigarette, kitchen > kitchenette

5) použitím slov mini, little, tiny

• minibus, miniskirt, minivan, little boy, little butteefly, tiny house

Tvorenie zdrobnenín pri menách

Pri menách sa pridáva -y, -ie, napr.:

• Alison > Aly, Ally, Allie
• Andrew > Andy
• Angelina > Angie
• Anthony > Tony
• Arnold > Arnie
• Benjamin > Benny
• Charles > Charlie
• Daniel > Danny
• David > Dave, Davey
• Deborah > Debbie
• Dolores > Dolly
• Dorothy > Dotty
• Eduard > Eddie, Eddy
• Elizabeth > Lizzy (Liza, Libb, Lisbeth, Beth)
• Henry > Harry
• James > Jimmy, Jamie
• Jennifer > Jenny
• John > Johny (Jack, Jake)
• Joseph > Joe, Joey
• Kathryn > Kate, Katie
• Lucas > Luky
• Margaret > Meggy, Megan (Rita, Greta)
• Penelope > Penny
• Robert > Robbie / Bobbie
• Samuel / Samantha > Sammy
• Sarah > Sally
• Susan > Suzie
• Thomas > Tommy
• Timothy > Timmy
• Victoria > Vicky
• William > Billy, Willy

Pri dospelých sa pri familiárnom oslovení mená skracujú, napr.:

• Benjamin > Ben
• Charlie > Chuck
• Daniel > Dan
• Deborah > Deb
• Elizabeth > Liz
• Emily > Emy
• Gilbert (Robert, Herbert, Hubert, , Norbert, Berthold, Humbert, Dagobert, Gerbert, Lambert, etc.) > Bert
• James > Jim
• Jennifer > Jen
• Margaret > Meg
• Nicolas > Nick
• Pamela > Pam
• Robert > Rob / Bob
• Samuel / Samantha > Sam
• Susan > Sue
• Thomas > Tom
• Timothy > Tim
• William > Bill, Will

A na záver si dáme niekoľko zdrobnenín vo vetičkách ;).

bestie = your best friend

They have been besties since primary school.

footie = football

Have you been watching the footie?

goodies and baddies = the good guys and the bad guys, often in a film, book

The goodies defend Earth against the baddies.

selfie = a photo you take of yourself

His webpage consists only of his selfies.

telly = television

There’s nothing interesting on telly this month.

tummy = stomach

Nicky has a tummy ache after eating so many cookies.

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Tvorenie slov v angličtine

Prípony -ish a -y