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Diminutive of factor

The Dutch verkleinwoord of factor is het factorretje.

factorfactorretje
-etjehet factorretjefactor

After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (factorretjes).

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "factor"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of factor is "het factorretje". After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

Is "factorretje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het factorretje even though factor takes de.

What is the plural of "factorretje"?

Diminutives always add -s, so the plural is factorretjes.

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