hypocoristic
A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the…A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.
Translations
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Meaning
1 sensesA nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.
Hypokoristikum, Hypokoristikon
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós), from ὑποκορίζομαι (hupokorízomai, “to sFrom Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós), from ὑποκορίζομαι (hupokorízomai, “to speak in the language of children”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κορίζομαι (korízomai, “to act like a girl”), from κόρη (kórē, “girl”).
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Forms
plural: hypocoristics| Singular | hypocoristic |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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