hypocoristic
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikos), from ὑποκορίζομαι (hupokorizomai, “I speak in the language of children”), from ὑπό (hupo, “below”) + κορίζομαι (korizomai, “I act like a girl”), from κόρη (korē, “girl”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
hypocoristic (comparative more hypocoristic, superlative most hypocoristic)
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
pertaining to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy
|
|
[edit] Noun
hypocoristic (plural hypocoristics)
- A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.
[edit] Translations
nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through shortening of the original name
|
[edit] External links
- hypocoristic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- hypocoristic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- hypocoristic at OneLook Dictionary Search
