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brug – brugje, bruggetje
rug – rugje, ruggetje
weg – wegje, weggetje
pop – popje, poppetje 26
7.5.1.4
-pje
(a) Words ending in m add -pje:
boom – boompje arm – armpje
duim – duimpje bezem – bezempje
(b) Many of those monosyllabic neuter nouns which have a short vowel
in the singular but a long vowel in the plural (see 7.2.2.2) also have
a long vowel in the diminutive form:
blad (pl. bladeren) – blaadje pad (pl. paden) – paadje 27
gat (pl. gaten) – gaatje 28 schip (pl. schepen) – scheepje
glas (pl. glazen) – glaasje vat (pl. vaten) – vaatje
but
dak (pl. daken) – dakje, spel (pl. spelen) – spelletje
Three nouns in this category have two forms:
dag (pl. dagen) – dagje, daagje(s)
lot (pl. loten) – lotje, lootje
rad (pl. raderen) – radje, raadje (also radertje)
The nouns kind and kleren (a plural) have a special form derived
from their plural not their singular:
kindertjes ‘little children’ (always plural), but kindjes is also possible.
kleertjes ‘little clothes’ (always plural).
26 There is a semantic difference between these two—the former means ‘dolly’ whereas
the latter is both a ‘dolly’ and a ‘stick figure’.
27 Paadje = little path (het pad), padje = little toad (< de pad).
28 Gatje = little backside/bottom, gaatje = little hole.
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