hipocorístico

Portuguese

Noun

hipocorístico m (plural hipocorísticos)

  1. hypocorism (nickname indicating intimacy)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποκοριστικός (hupokoristikós), from ὑποκορίζομαι (hupokorízomai, “I speak in the language of children”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κορίζομαι (korízomai, “I act like a girl”), from κόρη (kórē, “girl”).

Noun

hipocorístico m (plural hipocorísticos)

  1. hypocorism

Adjective

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

  1. hypocoristic
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