υποκορισμός

See also: ὑποκορισμός

Greek

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑποκορισμός (hupokorismós, “use of endearing names; use of diminutives”).^[1]

υποκορισμός • (ypokorismós) m (plural υποκορισμοί)

(linguistics) (the formation of diminutive terms)
(less common nuance) hypocorism (creation of terms of endearment, like pet names, with an emotional or familiar nuance of diminutives) ^[2]^[3]

^ υποκορισμός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ υποκορισμός - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
^ υποκορισμός (& comments on senses) - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.