hyponym

See also: Hyponym

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/, /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/
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Noun

hyponym (plural hyponyms)

  1. (semantics) 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.
    The words “dog”, “cat”, and “human” are hyponyms of “animal” because dogs, cats, and humans are types of animal.
    • 1977, Ruth Kempson, Semantic Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 86:
      Woman itself has as other hyponyms, sculptress and waitress, but is itself a hyponym of adult.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Coordinate terms
  • synonym
  • meronym
  • troponym (the corresponding idea, as applied to verbs)
  • More: see Wiktionary:Semantic relations

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Danish

Adjective

hyponym

  1. hyponymous

Inflection
Inflection of hyponym
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular hyponym — —2
Indefinite neuter singular hyponymt — —2
Plural hyponyme — —2
Definite attributive1 hyponyme — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

hyponym n (singular definite hyponymet, plural indefinite hyponymer)

  1. hyponym
    Synonym: underbegreb

Declension
Declension of hyponym
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hyponym hyponymet hyponymer hyponymerne
genitive hyponyms hyponymets hyponymers hyponymernes

Swedish

Noun

hyponym c

  1. hyponym

Declension
Declension of hyponym 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hyponym hyponymen hyponymer hyponymerna
Genitive hyponyms hyponymens hyponymers hyponymernas
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