hipocorístico

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: hi‧po‧co‧rís‧ti‧co

Adjective

hipocorístico (feminine hipocorística, masculine plural hipocorísticos, feminine plural hipocorísticas)

  1. hypocoristic

Noun

hipocorístico m (plural hipocorísticos)

  1. hypocorism (nickname indicating intimacy)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ipokoˈɾistiko/
  • Rhymes: -istiko
  • Syllabification: hi‧po‧co‧rís‧ti‧co

Adjective

hipocorístico (feminine hipocorística, masculine plural hipocorísticos, feminine plural hipocorísticas)

  1. hypocoristic

Noun

hipocorístico m (plural hipocorísticos)

  1. hypocorism

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