hypocoristic
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós), from ὑποκορίζομαι (hupokorízomai, “I speak in the language of children”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κορίζομαι (korízomai, “I act like a girl”), from κόρη (kórē, “girl”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɪs.tɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪstɪk
- Hyphenation: hy‧po‧cor‧ist‧ic
Adjective
[edit]hypocoristic (comparative more hypocoristic, superlative most hypocoristic) (linguistics)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy
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Noun
[edit]hypocoristic (plural hypocoristics)
- A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.
Translations
[edit]nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through shortening of the original name
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hypocoristic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hypocoristic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “hypocoristic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.