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HYPOCORISTIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
CONT

... hypocoristics are pet names, nursery words, or diminutives. The majority of them have distinctive endings.

French

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  • Sémantique
DEF

[Mot] qui exprime une intention caressante, affectueuse, notamment dans le langage des enfants ou ses imitations.

OBS

Les hypocoristiques sont souvent formés grâce à des suffixes diminutifs (frérot) ou par redoublement (fifille); ce sont souvent des appellatifs.

Spanish

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