Definition
Something that diminishes or causes reduction; in older usage, a substance that decreases or removes something.
Etymology
From Latin 'diminuens,' the present participle of 'diminuere' (to diminish). The '-ent' suffix comes from Latin and creates adjectives or nouns describing something that performs an action or has a quality.
Kelly Says
This is a word more commonly found in old medical texts describing treatments that 'diminuent' the humors or diseases—it's how doctors used to talk about anything that reduced a problem!
Translations
CSČeština
zmenšující
z-men-sh-oo-y-ee
DADansk
formindskende
for-min-d-s-ken-de
DEDeutsch
Verkleinerungs-
fer-klay-ner-ungs
ELΕλληνικά
μικρο-
mee-kro
ESEspañol
diminuitivo
di-mee-nee-tee-voh
FISuomi
pienennys-
pee-en-en-nys
FRFrançais
diminutif
dee-mee-nyoo-teef
HUMagyar
csökkenő
choh-ken-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendek
pen-dek
ITItaliano
diminuitivo
dee-mee-nee-tee-vee-toh
KO한국어
소멸형
so-myeol-hyeong
MSBahasa Melayu
pendek
pen-dek
NLNederlands
verkleinwoord
ver-kly-n-woord
NONorsk
formindskende
for-min-d-s-ken-de
PLPolski
zdrobnienie
zdro-bnie-nie
PTPortuguês
diminuitivo
dee-mee-nee-tee-voh
RORomână
diminuitiv
dee-mee-nee-teev
RUРусский
уменьшительный
oo-men-shee-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
minsknings-
min-sk-nings
SWKiswahili
mdogo
m-do-go
THไทย
ลดขนาด
lot kha-dtaen
TRTürkçe
küçültücü
koo-ch-ool-too-choo
UKУкраїнська
менший
men-shey