VOL. 60, BOOK 1, PART А, 2022, pp. 257 – 267 Full text (Bg)

Author: Vanya Zidarova

Affiliation: Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv

Abstract
The article analyzes the diminutives in the story and their Russian equivalents. The analysis is preceded by a consideration of diminutives as derivatives and their semantic and formal features. 180 sentences are excerpted. There is a formal match in 52 forms and a formal mismatch in 75 forms. There is a difference both in the suffixes and in their number. There are more diminutives in the Bulgarian text.

Key words: diminutives, diminutive suffixes, diminutive semantics