ὑποκόρισμα

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό,

   A a coaxing or endearing name, as Dem. said that his nickname Βάταλος was a ὑ. τίτθης, Aeschin.1.126.    2 a fair name for something base, as παράσιτος for πολυφάγος, Alex. 178.2, cf. 219.5; σεισάχθεια for χρεῶν ἀποκοπή, Plu. 2.807e; so φυγῆς ὑ. καὶ παρακάλυμμα Id.Galb.20.    3 diminutive, Eust.1540.54.