hyperdorism

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ Doric +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpɚˌdɔɹɪzm̩/
• Hyphenation: hy‧per‧dor‧ism

Noun

hyperdorism (plural hyperdorisms)

1. (linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Doric Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Doric Greek.

Related terms

• hyperaeolism
• hyperatticism
• hyperionism

Translations

hypercorrection of non-Doric Greek to Doric Greek

• German: Hyperdorismus