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Diminutive of manier

The Dutch verkleinwoord of manier is het maniertje.

maniermaniertje
-tjehet maniertjeway

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 (maniertjes).

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "manier"?

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

Is "maniertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "maniertje"?

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

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