hyponym

Meaning

A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

Opposite of

hypernym, hyperonym, superordinate#Noun

Synonyms

subordinate

subordinate word

narrower term

Translations

hyponyme

Hyponym

hipónimo

iponimo

Unterbegriff

hyponiem

hipònim

υπώνυμο

hipónimo

alt kavram

termos mais específicos

hipônimo

engerer Begriff

hyponymie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/

Etymology

From hyp- + -onym or hypo- + -nym; from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma) ("appellation"), a Doric specific dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).