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Diminutive of koningin

The Dutch verkleinwoord of koningin is het koninginnetje.

koninginkoninginnetje
-etjehet koninginnetjequeen

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 (koninginnetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "koningin"?

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

Is "koninginnetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "koninginnetje"?

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

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