Hyponym

See also: hyponym

German

Etymology

From hypo- (“under”) +‎ -onym (“name; word”); from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hypoˈnyːm/

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Noun

Hyponym n (strong, genitive Hyponyms, plural Hyponyme)

1. (semantics) hyponym

   Synonym: Unterbegriff

   Antonyms: Hyperonym, Oberbegriff

Declension

Declension of Hyponym [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hyponym	die	Hyponyme
genitive	eines	des	Hyponyms	der	Hyponyme
dative	einem	dem	Hyponym	den	Hyponymen
accusative	ein	das	Hyponym	die	Hyponyme

Derived terms

• Hyponymie
• Kohyponym

Further reading

• “Hyponym” in Duden online