Editing Dutch grammar (section)

====[[Diaeresis (diacritic)|Diaeresis]] in diminutives====

Standard Dutch, as well as most dialects, do not use [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis]] as a grammatical marker. However, some eastern dialects (East [[Brabantian dialect|Brabantian]], [[Limburgish]] and many [[Low Saxon dialects in the Netherlands|Low Saxon]] areas) have regular diaeresis of the preceding vowel in diminutives. As this is not a standard feature, it is rare in the written language except when used to evoke a local feeling. It can be more common in the spoken language. Some examples:

* {{lang|nl|man}} → {{lang|nl|menneke}}
* {{lang|nl|boom}} → {{lang|nl|beumke}}
* {{lang|nl|pop}} → {{lang|nl|pupke}}