English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˌhaɪpəkəˈɹɪstɪk/

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Adjective [ edit ]

hypocoristic (comparative more hypocoristic, superlative most hypocoristic)

Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person. Relating to baby talk.

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Translations [ edit ]

relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy Catalan: hipocorístic

Chinese: Mandarin: 表示親愛的 表示亲爱的 ( biǎoshì qīn'ài de ) , 暱稱的 (zh) 昵称的 (zh) ( nìchēng de ) , 表愛的 表爱的 ( biǎo'ài de )

Dutch: hypocoristisch

French: hypocoristique (fr)

Galician: hipocorístico m

German: hypokoristisch

Greek: Ancient: ὑποκοριστικός ( hupokoristikós ) Hungarian: becéző bece- becenévi kicsinyítő (hu) hipokorisztikus

Kannada: ಮುದ್ದುಹೆಸರಿನಂಥ ( mudduhesarinantha )

Portuguese: hipocorístico (pt)

Russian: ласка́тельный (ru) ( laskátelʹnyj ) , уменьши́тельный (ru) ( umenʹšítelʹnyj ) , уменьши́тельно-ласка́тельный (ru) ( umenʹšítelʹno-laskátelʹnyj )

, , Spanish: hipocorístico (es)

Yiddish: היפּאָקאָריסטיק ( hipokoristik )

Noun [ edit ]

hypocoristic (plural hypocoristics)

A nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through a shortening of the original name.

Translations [ edit ]

nickname, especially one indicating intimacy and formed through shortening of the original name Catalan: hipocorístic

Finnish: lempinimi (fi) Hungarian: becenév (hu)

Portuguese: hipocorístico (pt) m

Spanish: hipocorístico (es)

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