Diminutives...
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learn_russianI was trying to make an example of the enormous quantity of Russian diminutives that can be made from any given name and only managed to come up with about 3 for each one, so for all you native speakers out there -
How many diminutives can be made from Елизавета?
It's got several syllables so it should be a good one! We can get about 11 diminutives from the english variant...
Спасибо!!
How many diminutives can be made from Елизавета?
It's got several syllables so it should be a good one! We can get about 11 diminutives from the english variant...
Спасибо!!
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Date: 2006-02-05 06:21 pm (UTC)Take Александра as an example! Аля, Саша, Шура, Саня, and accordingly - Алечка, Аленька, Алюшка, Алька, Сашенька, Сашечка, Сашунечка, Сашка, Шурочка, Шурка, Санечка, Санюшка, Санька...
Btw, tell me about 11 forms of Elizabeth, please!
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Date: 2006-02-05 06:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 06:29 pm (UTC)Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Liza, Liz, Lizzie, Libby, Beth, Bethany (possibly!), Betty, Bet, Betsy, and I once heard Lizzy-Bet as a joking-type nickname!
and I think that's it. The thing is some of these are old-fashioned diminutives (you probably won't meet a Betty in a bar these days!)
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Date: 2006-02-05 06:32 pm (UTC)And Ella is a form of Elizabeth? I thought it's an independent name (Ella Fitzgerald i.e.)
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Date: 2006-02-05 06:39 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-02-12 09:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 07:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 07:49 pm (UTC)Oh, and according to Google Elizabeth means god's oath. Pretty sure that one's hebrew too.
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Date: 2006-02-05 07:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 08:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 08:27 pm (UTC)All those are usually reserved for Алла, not Александра
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Date: 2006-02-05 08:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 08:37 pm (UTC)I tell you about the "norm" here, however elusive it may be.
Btw, I know one Sergei who is called John by the friends.
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Date: 2006-02-05 10:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-06 12:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-06 01:02 pm (UTC)Definitely not for Александра, though.
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Date: 2006-02-06 01:46 am (UTC)but those are really uncommon, I seem to end up with funny nicknames
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Date: 2006-02-05 06:22 pm (UTC)следующие звучат не очень - Лизик, Лизуля, Лизунчик
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Date: 2006-02-05 06:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 06:42 pm (UTC)So, Вета is Виолетта
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Date: 2006-02-05 08:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-05 10:28 pm (UTC)