hypernym

== English == === Etymology === From hyper- (“over”) +‎ -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpənɪm/ Homophone: hyponym (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/ Rhymes: -ɪm === Noun === hypernym (plural hypernyms) (semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant. Synonyms: hyperonym, blanket term, genus, superordinate, umbrella term Antonyms: hyponym, species, subordinate Hypernyms: term, word Coordinate terms: synonym, coordinate term; more at Wiktionary:Semantic relations ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary:Semantic relations == Danish == === Adjective === hypernym hypernymous ==== Inflection ==== === Noun === hypernym n (singular definite hypernymet, plural indefinite hypernymer) hypernym Synonym: overbegreb ==== Declension ====