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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hypo- (“under”) + -onym (“name; word”); from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/
- Rhymes: -ɪm
Audio (Canada) (file)
Noun[edit]
hyponym (plural hyponyms)
- (semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
- Synonym: subordinate
- Antonyms: hypernym, hyperonym, superordinate
- The word “dog” is a hyponym of “animal” because dogs are a type of animal.
- 1977, Ruth Kempson, Semantic Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86:
- Woman itself has as other hyponyms, sculptress and waitress, but is itself a hyponym of adult.
- Coordinate term: meronym
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
more specific word
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See also[edit]
Danish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hyponym
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of hyponym | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | hyponym | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | hyponymt | — | —2 |
Plural | hyponyme | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | hyponyme | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Noun[edit]
hyponym n (singular definite hyponymet, plural indefinite hyponymer)
- hyponym
- Synonym: underbegreb
Declension[edit]
Declension of hyponym
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hyponym | hyponymet | hyponymer | hyponymerne |
genitive | hyponyms | hyponymets | hyponymers | hyponymernes |
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
hyponym c
Declension[edit]
Declension of hyponym | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hyponym | hyponymen | hyponymer | hyponymerna |
Genitive | hyponyms | hyponymens | hyponymers | hyponymernas |
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