The thesis discusses diminutives in Spanish. These are words whose general function is to express smallness, but more often they convey emotional components such as affection, intensification, irony, etc., and are therefore classified as evaluative suffixes. In the Spanish language, they are expressed through diminutive suffixes, which combine with various word bases, with nouns and adjectives being the most common. The analysis includes some of the most frequently used diminutive suffixes, with the most productive being the diminutive suffix -ito/-ita, whose usage has grown exponentially throughout history. Diminutives in Spanish represent very important linguistic elements that are present in everyday communication in both Spain and Latin America, where their use is particularly prominent. The focus of the thesis is on the formation of diminutives, which is based on the specific characteristics of words and the region of usage, leading to multiple variations of a single word. The historical development of diminutives and their role in everyday communication are also mentioned, as they are primarily used in conversational contexts and rarely in written texts.
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