hypocoristic form of noun

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• Hypocoristic — A hypocoristic, hypocorism, or hypochorisma (from Greek el. ὑποκορίζεσθαι el. hypokorizesthai , to use child talk Oxford English Dictionary, online edition: hypocorism , accessed 2008 06 24] ) is a lesser form of the given name used in more… …   Wikipedia

• hypocoristic — [ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)kə rɪstɪk] adjective of or denoting a pet name or diminutive form of a name. noun a hypocoristic name or form. Derivatives hypocorism noun Origin C19: from Gk hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai play the child …   English new terms dictionary

• Mitică — The Bucharest Tribunal during the 1890s (a horse drawn tram to the left) Mitică (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈtikə]) is a fictional character who appears in several sketch stories by Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale, and whose name is a… …   Wikipedia

• tiddler — /ˈtɪdlə / (say tidluh) noun 1. a very small fish, especially a stickleback or minnow. 2. Colloquial a small child, especially one who is undersize. {British dialect variant of tittlebat, hypocoristic form of stickleback} …  

• toby — /ˈtoʊbi/ (say tohbee) noun a stick used to raddle sheep not shorn to the owner s satisfaction. {from Toby, hypocoristic form of the name Tobias} …  

• Diminutive — In language structure, a diminutive,[1] or diminutive form (abbreviated dim), is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment.[2][3] It… …   Wikipedia

• name — namer, n. /naym/, n., v., named, naming, adj. n. 1. a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known. 2. mere designation, as distinguished from fact:… …   Universalium

• Hebrew Names —     Hebrew Names     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hebrew Names     To the philosopher a name is an artificial sign consisting in a certain combination of articulate sounds, whereby a particular class of people are wont to designate one thing and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• T–V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• T-V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T V distinction describes the situation wherein a language has second person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. History and… …   Wikipedia

• Nomenclature — For conventions governing Wikipedia article names, see Wikipedia:Naming conventions, for soviet class, see Nomenklatura. Nomenclature is a term that applies to either a list of names and/or terms, or to the system of principles, procedures and… …   Wikipedia