Imagine a little bedroom would be called “bedroomette“, and a little hotel soap would be a “soapette“. A little suitcase would sound “suitcasette“. Would be cute, right?
This is what we do in France. A little soap (savon) is a savonnette, and fleurette is a little flower (fleur).
Of course, you can imagine that other words with a final “ette” sounds cute and small… with no need of a “non-ette” word. For example a dînette – small dishes for kids, and a buvette is a small place (along a beach or on a place) where you can have a drink.
We can also add “ette” to words, just to make them sound “so cute” and tiny for fun. Some cats are named Tigrette (little Tiger, of course).
French can use an English word to make another one : we often say “kitchenette” for… guess for what.
We alse can double the concept. A beard (une barbe) can become barbiche (small beard) and then une barbichette (tiny beard). Imagine a beardichette? Oui!
But… you have this in English too : a wavelet is a little wave, right?
Awwweeee!
Bonne journée ! Have a nice week end!
