Hiperónimo

Hiperónimo is a term used in linguistics and semantics to describe a word whose meaning encompasses a broader category that includes other, more specific words. These more specific words are known as hyponyms. For example, "color" is a hiperónimo, and "red," "blue," and "green" are its hyponyms. Similarly, "animal" is a hiperónimo of "dog," "cat," and "bird." The relationship between a hiperónimo and its hyponyms is hierarchical, with the hiperónimo representing the superordinate concept and the hyponyms representing subordinate concepts. This relationship is fundamental to understanding how meaning is organized in language and how we classify and categorize the world around us. Analyzing hiperónimo-hyponym relationships helps in understanding semantic fields and the structure of lexical knowledge. It is a key concept in lexicography and computational linguistics for tasks such as thesaurus construction and natural language processing.