Question please … can anyone help? Is ‘‘słabiutki’’ a valid word? I’ve checked a couple of dictionaries and can’t find it. (I’ve heard of słaby of course). Thanks!
Yes, it’s a valid word. “Słabiutki” is the diminutive of “słaby”, used to mean “very weak”.
Some other common adjectives with diminutive forms:
- “malutki” (from “mały”, means “very small”)
- “cieplutki” (from “ciepły”, basically means “pleasantly warm”)
- “zimniutki” (from “zimny”, means “pleasantly cool / cold”)
As you can see from the examples above, it can have positive (like with “cieplutki”) or negative (like with “słabiutki”) connotations. You kind of have to guess from the context.