Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ὑποκόρισμα

Third declension Noun; Neuter Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑποκόρισμα ὑποκόρισματος

Structure: ὑποκορισματ (Stem)

Etym.: from u(pokori/zomai

Sense

  1. a coaxing or endearing name

Examples

  • "ὑπακούειν τοῖσ ὄχλοισ μὴ Δημοσθένην καλούμενον, ἀλλὰ Βάταλον, ὅτι ταύτην ἐξ ὑποκορίσματοσ τίτθησ τὴν ἐπωνυμίαν ἔχω. (Aeschines, Speeches, , section 1262)

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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