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Diminutive of ster

The Dutch verkleinwoord of ster is het sterretje.

stersterretje
-etjehet sterretjestar

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 (sterretjes).

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "ster"?

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

Is "sterretje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "sterretje"?

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

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