Leksikoloogia konspekt (uus)
o Wife/husband, borrow/lend, buy/sell, warmer/cooler
Reversives – movement or change in opposite directions/states
o Heat/cool, rise/fall, ascend/descend, advance/retreat/, improve/deteriorate
42. Hyponyms
A word of more specific meaning than a general or superordinate term applicable to it.
o Spoon, fork, knife are hyponyms for cutlery
o Chair, desk, cupboard are hyponyms for furniture
o Spaniel, retriever, dachshund arey hyponyms for dogs
Hyponyms that belong under the same hypernym are called co-hyponyms
The same word can be a hyponym for different hypernyms
o Axe – tools, weapons
43. Hypernyms (hyperonyms)
A word with a broad meaning constituting a category/superordinate into which which
more specific meanings fall.
o Colour is a hypernym for red, blue, black etc
o Furniture is a hypernym for chair, desk, cupboard etc
44. Meronyms