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/

Noun

Hyponym n (genitive Hyponyms, plural Hyponyme)

1. (linguistics) hyponym

Synonyms

• Unterbegriff

Derived terms

• Kohyponym

Further reading

• “Hyponym” in Duden online