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Diminutive of lip

The Dutch verkleinwoord of lip is het lipje.

liplipje
-jehet lipjelip

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "lip"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of lip is "het lipje". Most nouns simply add -je.

Is "lipje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "lipje"?

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

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