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Diminutives (zdrobnienie) for Sylwia

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SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂	Feb 20, 11, 01:32 #1
What diminutives (zdrobnienie) and vocatives (wołacz) can you use for Sylwia? Thanks in advance!

JaneDoeThreads: 7 Posts: 237 Joined: Sep 26, 08 ♂	Edited by: JaneDoe Feb 20, 11, 01:41 #2
SzwedwPolsce: Sylwia? I have a friend named Sylwia. I call her sometimes Sylwuś, Sylwunia, Sylwek (Sylwek is diminutive for Sylwester, but I like calling her that; just like Kasia-Kasiek).

gumishuThreads: 17 Posts: 3,943 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Feb 20, 11, 01:42 #3
vocative is Sylwio diminutives: Sylwunia, Sylweczka, Sylwusia or Sylwuś vocatives of those diminutives: Sylwuniu, Sylweczko, Sylwusiu

JaneDoeThreads: 7 Posts: 237 Joined: Sep 26, 08 ♂	Feb 20, 11, 02:02 #4
Spot on, gumishu!

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂	Feb 21, 11, 20:20 #5
Thanks! What about Sylwka?

gogo	Feb 21, 11, 20:24 #6
u sure u can pronounce that? ; )

cinekThreads: 1 Posts: 264 Joined: Nov 16, 07 ♂	Feb 22, 11, 13:42 #7
SzwedwPolsce: What about Sylwka? My wife's name is Sylwia. I hate calling them "Sylwka", like some people do. It sounds a little weird to me. Anyways, may depend on one's personal taste. I use sometimes "Sylwiątko". Cinek

skysoulmateThreads: 41 Posts: 3,039 Joined: Jan 10, 10 ♂	Feb 22, 11, 13:48 #8
SzwedwPolsce: Thanks! What about Sylwka? This might be easy to pronounce but ONLY to those of us who've been raised in Scandinavia. For most other people there aren't enough vowels in that word. You know, sjuksköterska, etc. LOL

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Edited by: Sasha Feb 22, 11, 14:04 #9

skysoulmate:

sjuksköterska

The word makes a Russian smile, I've noticed :). Often add there "...sköter sjösjuka sjörövar..." to transfer it into a grin.

gumishu:

diminutives: Sylwunia, Sylweczka, Sylwusia or Sylwuś

Seems like diminutives formation is common in the Slavic languages. I would stick with the second. Sylweczka. :)

SzwedwPolsce:

What about Sylwka?

I guess it would work in Czech. They tend to be lack of vowels. Prst, krst, krk. I am itching to add some vowelsto the one above. :)

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂	Feb 24, 11, 15:12 #10
Thanks everyone!

gumishuThreads: 17 Posts: 3,943 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Mar 1, 11, 14:03 #11
well Sylwka can work - but it is not exactly a form of endearment - it can work like Kaśka, Jadźka, Ulka, Jolka - these forms are not quite warm or endearing - they are just short forms of a name - (one can say Kaśka, Jadźka, Ulka, Jolka are actually augmentatives (an opposite to diminutive) of Kasia, Jadzia, Ula, Jola (the latter being rather affectionate))

IslanzadiThreads: 1 Posts: 3 Joined: Mar 2, 11 ♀	Edited by: Islanzadi Mar 2, 11, 20:54 #12
That's my name :D. I'm Sylwia. My favourite diminutives are Sylwuś and Sylwusia. At school they called me Sylwek too.

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