The word angulus is a diminutive, of which the primitive form, angus, does not occur in Latin.

* Aga, diminutive of the name Agnieszka, the Polish form of Agnes ( name )

While the town's name is generally seen as a diminutive form of Barcelona in Spain, Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing point out an earlier attestation of the name Barcilona in Barcelonnette in around 1200, and suggest that it is derived instead from two earlier stems signifying a mountain, * bar and * cin ( the latter of which is also seen in the name of Mont Cenis ).

The young Gaius earned the nickname Caligula ( meaning " little soldier's boot ", the diminutive form of caliga, n. hob-nailed military boot ) from his father's soldiers while accompanying him during his campaigns in Germania.

It has tried to maintain the exclusive right to sell products using the " Coca-Cola " name and its diminutive form " Coke ", by suggesting the alternative of " cola drink " as a generic name for similar types of carbonated soft drinks.

Katyusha is the Russian equivalent of Katie, an endearing diminutive form of the name Katherine: Yekaterina → Katya → Katyusha.

In Northern Wu Chinese ( Shanghainese and its relatives ), it is pronounced as 麻將, but in actuality, 麻將 is the diminutive form of 麻雀, written as 麻雀兒, due to an erhua event.

It is through the Wu Chinese pronunciation of 麻雀兒 that the diminutive form of 麻雀 in Northern Wu became known as 麻將 in both Mandarin and Wu.

* Matt ( given name ), the diminutive form of Matthew

Mozzarella — which is derived from the Neapolitan dialect spoken in Campania — is the diminutive form of ('" cut "), or (" to cut off ") derived from the method of working.

" Мишенька " ( Mishen ' ka ) is a common diminutive form, " Миха " ( Mikha ) is an informal shortened form, " Мишка " ( Mishka ) is a pejorative form, and " Михайлович " ( Mikhaylovich ) is a patronymic form that can be shortened to more informal " Михалыч " ( Mikhalych ).

Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word spaghetto, which is a diminutive of spago, meaning " thin string " or " twine ".

The name " vodka " is a diminutive form of the Slavic word voda ( water ), interpreted as little water: root вод-( vod -) +-к-(- k -) ( diminutive suffix, among other functions ) +-a ( postfix of feminine gender ).

His German codename was Fritz Graumann or, later, after endearing himself to his German cronies, its diminutive form of Fritzchen.

He had two female colleagues, Prisca ( sometimes called Priscilla, the diminutive form of her name ) and Maximilla, who likewise claimed the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

The diminutive form of Tarocco ( referring to the reduction of the Bolognese pack from 78 to 62 cards, which probably occurred in the early 16th century ), the game is also known as Partita.

" Miffy " is the English-language name, whereas " Nijntje " ( pronounced nein-che ) is the original Dutch name of the rabbit, stemming from " konijntje " which is the diminutive form of " konijn " ( rabbit ).

Most sources believe nappy is a diminutive form of the word napkin, which was itself originally a diminutuve.

A diminutive is " Howie " and its shortened form is " Ward " ( most common in the 19th century ).

The Finnish word for thunder, Ukkonen, is the diminutive form of the name Ukko .< ref group =" note "> Compare to English thunder (< Old English þunor ) and German donner (< Old High German donar ) both derived from Proto-Germanic * þunraz and originally synonymic with appellations of the thunder god .</ ref > Ukko is often equated with Perkele, and some hold Perkele to be the original personal name of Ukko with the name Ukko being an euphemism.

Women would use a shorter stick, at one stage described by the diminutive form camóg.

Fräulein is the diminutive form of Frau, which was previously reserved only for married women.

In several languages the title for married women, such as Madame, Señora, Signora, or Frau, is the direct feminine equivalent of the title used for men ; the title for unmarried women is a diminutive: Mademoiselle, Señorita, Signorina, or Fräulein.

Hevelius chose the name Asterion ( from the Greek ' αστέριον, meaning the " little star ", the diminutive of ' αστηρ the " star ", or adjective meaning " starry ") for the northern dog and Chara ( from the Greek χαρά, meaning " joy ") for the southern dog, as Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs, in his star atlas.

His name may be looked on as the diminutive of " Colm " ( a dove ), or as Colm ( Colum ) Bán meaning the ' white dove '.

The most popular theory, proposed by Jan Długosz, explains that Mieszko is a diminutive of Mieczysław, a combination of two elements or lexemes: Miecz meaning sword and Sław meaning famous.

The words vellum and veal come from Latin vitulus, meaning calf, or its diminutive vitellus.

The word vinaigrette or vinegarette ( from the diminutive of the French term vinaigre meaning vinegar ) can refer to:

The word vanilla, derived from the diminutive of the Spanish word ( vaina itself meaning sheath or pod ), simply translates as little pod.

The term zodiac derives from Latin zōdiacus, which in its turn comes from the Greek ( zōidiakos kuklos ), meaning " circle of animals ", derived from ( zōidion ), the diminutive of ( zōion ) " animal ".

" The suffix-ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and suastika might thus be translated literally as " that which is associated with well-being ," corresponding to " lucky charm " or " thing that is auspicious.

The French word in turn has its origin in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo ( dance ) which comes from Latin ballo, ballare, meaning " to dance ", which in turn comes from the Greek " βαλλίζω " ( ballizo ), " to dance, to jump about ".

The term derives from the Greek word δῖνος ( dinos ), meaning ' whirling ,' and Latin flagellum, a diminutive term for a whip or scourge.

The testicle ( from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning " witness " of virility, plural testes ) is the male gonad in animals.

Since such " witnesses " always came in pairs, the meaning was accordingly extended, often in the diminutive ( testiculus, testiculi ).

The name " calendula " is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning " little calendar ", " little clock " or possibly " little weather-glass ".

Mendels ( s ) o ( h ) n is a Polish / German Jewish family name, meaning " son of Mendel ", Mendel being a Yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew given name Menahem, meaning " consoling " or " one who consoles ".

The word crotchet comes from Old French crochet, meaning ' little hook ', diminutive of croc, ' hook ', because of the hook used on the note in black notation.

Because of his short height he was nicknamed ' Łokietek ', a diminutive of the word ' łokieć ', meaning " ell " or " elbow ", as in " elbow-high ".

Fulani in English is borrowed from the Hausa term, and it is also used by the Manding peoples, being the diminutive form of the word " Fula " in their language, essentially meaning " little Fula ".

It came from the Hungarian word " paprika ", which was a diminutive of the Serbo-Croatian word " papar " ( meaning " pepper "), which in turn came from the Latin " piper " or Modern Greek " piperi ".

Her Japanese name is a combination of " Doki ", the Japanese onomatopoeia for a quickly beating heart, " baikin " ( meaning " germ "), and the diminutive / affectionate suffix "- chan ".