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Diminutive of hotel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of hotel is het hotelletje.

hotelhotelletje
-etjehet hotelletjehotel

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 (hotelletjes).

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What is the diminutive of "hotel"?

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

Is "hotelletje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het hotelletje even though hotel takes het.

What is the plural of "hotelletje"?

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

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