hyponym
See also: Hyponym
English
Etymology
From hypo- (“under”) + -onym (“name; word”); from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/
- Rhymes: -ɪm
Audio (Canada): (file)
Noun
hyponym (plural hyponyms)
- (semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.
- “Dog” is a hyponym 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.
Related terms
Translations
more specific word
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See also
- Template:projectlink
- troponym, the corresponding idea, as applied to verbs.
Danish
Adjective
hyponym
Inflection
Inflection of hyponym | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | hyponym | — | —2 |
Indefinite 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
hyponym n (singular definite hyponymet, plural indefinite hyponymer)
- hyponym
- Synonym: underbegreb
Declension
Declension of hyponym
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hyponym | hyponymet | hyponymer | hyponymerne |
genitive | hyponyms | hyponymets | hyponymers | hyponymernes |
Swedish
Noun
hyponym c
Declension
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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