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Diminutive of heuvel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of heuvel is het heuveltje.

heuvelheuveltje
-tjehet heuveltjehill

After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

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

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What is the diminutive of "heuvel"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of heuvel is "het heuveltje". After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

Is "heuveltje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "heuveltje"?

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

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