Hyponym
See also: hyponym
German edit
Etymology edit
From hypo- (“under”) + -onym (“name; word”); from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hyponym n (strong, genitive Hyponyms, plural Hyponyme)
- (semantics) hyponym
- Synonym: Unterbegriff
- Antonyms: Hyperonym, Oberbegriff
Declension edit
Declension of Hyponym [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Hyponym” in Duden online