υποκοριστικός

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós, usually the neuter: diminutive (name); pet name).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.po.ko.ɾi.stiˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧πο‧κο‧ρι‧στι‧κός

Adjective

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υποκοριστικός (ypokoristikósm (feminine υποκοριστική, neuter υποκοριστικό)

  1. (grammar) diminutive
  2. (less common, by extension) hypocoristic [2]
    note: for hypocoristic see[3] χαϊδευτικός (chaïdeftikós), also θωπευτικός (thopeftikós)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ υποκοριστικός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ υποκοριστικός - 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)
  3. ^ υποκοριστικός (& comments on diminutive & hypocoristica - 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.