Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypernymy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-nymy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -nymy English hypernym Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English hypernymy From hyper- + -nymy, or from hypernym + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypernymies (plural)

Synonyms

hyperonymy superordination

Antonyms

hyponymy

Questions

What does hypernymy mean?: The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.
Where does hypernymy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English -nymy English hypernym Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English hypernymy From hyper- + -nymy, or from hypernym + -y.

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