hipocorístic

Meaning

Adj

hypocoristic

Noun

hypocoristic

Concepts

hypocorism

hypocoristic

pet name

Translations

hipocorístico

hipocorístico

υποκοριστικό

hypocoristique

ipocoristico

hypokorisma

Lallname

petit nom

Kosename

koosnaam

koosnaampje

Hypokoristikum

υποκόρισμα

vleinaam

Pronounced as (IPA)

[i.pu.kuˈɾis.tik]

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: ὑποκοριστικός

In summary

Borrowed from 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”).