hypocoristic
English
WOTD – 8 February 2012
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós), from ὑποκορίζομαι (hupokorízomai, “I speak in the language of children”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κορίζομαι (korízomai, “I act like a girl”), from κόρη (kórē, “girl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhaɪpəkəˈɹɪstɪk/
Related terms
Translations
relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy
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Noun
hypocoristic (plural hypocoristics)
- A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.
Translations
nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through shortening of the original name
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Further reading
- hypocoristic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hypocoristic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- hypocoristic at OneLook Dictionary Search
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