hipocorístico

Meaning

Adj

hypocoristic

Noun

hypocorism

Concepts

hypocorism

hypocoristic

pet name

Translations

hipocorístic

hipocorístico

hypocoristique

υποκοριστικό

ipocoristico

hypokorisma

koosnaam

Kosename

koosnaampje

Lallname

petit nom

Hypokoristikum

Hipocorístico

hypokoristisch

Hyphenated as

hi‧po‧co‧rís‧ti‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ipokoˈɾistiko/

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”).