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hypocorisma — n. pet name. ♦ hypocoristic(al), a … Dictionary of difficult words
Гипокоризм — (Hypocorisma) смягчающее выражение для чего нибудь дурного … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
hypocorism — noun Etymology: Late Latin hypocorisma, from Greek hypokorisma, from hypokorizesthai to call by pet names, from hypo + korizesthai to caress, from koros boy, korē girl Date: 1850 1. a pet name 2. the use of pet names • hypocoristic or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Young Latvians — (Latvian: jaunlatvieši) is the term most often applied to the intellectuals of the first Latvian National Awakening (Latvian: tautas atmoda), active from the 1850s to the 1880s. Jaunlatvieši is also sometimes translated as New Latvians, but Young … Wikipedia
Hypokorismus — Hy|po|ko|rịs|mus, der; , ...men [zu spätlat. hypocorisma < griech. hypokórisma] (Sprachw.): Veränderung eines Namens in eine Kurz od. Koseform … Universal-Lexikon
Hypokorismus — Hy|po|ko|ris|mus der; , ...men <über spätlat. hypocorisma aus gleichbed. gr. hypokórisma; vgl. ↑...ismus> Veränderung eines Namens in eine Kurz od. Koseform … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
pet name — noun a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix) Billy is a hypocorism for William • Syn: ↑hypocorism • Hypernyms: ↑name * * * n diminutive, endearment, term of endearment, nickname FORMAL … Useful english dictionary
