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hipocorístico

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hi‧po‧co‧rís‧ti‧co

Adjective

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

  1. hypocoristic

Noun

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hipocorístico m (plural hipocorísticos)

  1. hypocorism (nickname indicating intimacy)

Further reading

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ipokoˈɾistiko/ [i.po.koˈɾis.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -istiko
  • Syllabification: hi‧po‧co‧rís‧ti‧co

Adjective

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

  1. hypocoristic

Noun

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hipocorístico m (plural hipocorísticos)

  1. hypocorism

Further reading

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