Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autohyponym

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-hy-ponym
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word that is a hyponym of itself.

Etymology

From auto- + hyponym; by surface analysis, auto- + hypo- + -nym.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto-
Suffix: hyponym

Inflected Forms

autohyponyms (plural)

Phrases

strictly speaking stricto sensu

Frequently Paired Words

autohyponymy hypernymy hyponymy cohyponym comeronym strictly speaking stricto sensu autohypernym

Questions

What does autohyponym mean?: A word that is a hyponym of itself.
Where does autohyponym come from?: From auto- + hyponym; by surface analysis, auto- + hypo- + -nym.

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