Standard Lemma guide

hillock

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈhɪl.ək/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪlək
  • CMU ARPABET: HH IH1 L AH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Middle English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small hill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a small natural hill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: knoll, mound, hummock, hammock

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hill

Narrower terms: anthill, formicary, kopje, koppie, molehill

History

Etymology

From Middle English hillok (“hillock”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near or on a hillock.

From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock.

Across languages

Translations

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: koppie — small hill
  • Albanian: kodrinë — small hill
  • Assamese: টিলা (tila) — small hill
  • Assamese: ঢাপলিকা (dhapolika) — small hill
  • Bulgarian: хълмче (hǎlmče) — small hill
  • Bulgarian: могилка (mogilka) — small hill
  • Catalan: pujol — small hill
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小丘 (xiǎoqiū) — small hill
  • Czech: kopeček — small hill
  • Czech: pahorek — small hill
  • Czech: pahrbek — small hill
  • Esperanto: altaĵeto — small hill
  • Esperanto: teramaso — small hill
  • Finnish: kumpu — small hill
  • Finnish: nyppylä — small hill
  • Finnish: mäennyppylä — small hill
  • French: monticule — small hill
  • French: tertre — small hill
  • French: mondrain — small hill
  • French: mamelon — small hill
  • Galician: outeiro — small hill
  • Galician: galaio — small hill
  • Galician: beán — small hill
  • Galician: bicaño — small hill
  • Galician: cotarelo — small hill
  • Galician: picouto — small hill
  • Galician: maderno — small hill
  • Galician: cuíña — small hill
  • Galician: taroutelo — small hill
  • Galician: cemba — small hill
  • Galician: altorelo — small hill
  • Galician: curuto — small hill
  • Greek: λοφάκι (lofáki) — small hill
  • Hebrew: גבעונת (givónet) — small hill
  • Hindi: टीला (ṭīlā) — small hill
  • Hindi: ढूह (ḍhūh) — small hill
  • Hindi: भीटा (bhīṭā) — small hill
  • Hindi: छोटी पहाड़ी (choṭī pahāṛī) — small hill
  • Icelandic: hóll — small hill
  • Ingrian: mätäs — small hill
  • Ingrian: könkörä — small hill
  • Ingrian: bygrä — small hill
  • Ingrian: syrjy — small hill
  • Irish: altán — small hill
  • Irish: cnocán — small hill
  • Irish: tulach — small hill
  • Italian: collinetta — small hill
  • Italian: monticello — small hill
  • Kazakh: төмпешік (tömpeşık) — small hill
  • Latin: colliculus — small hill
  • Latin: tumulus — small hill
  • Manx: crongan — small hill
  • Māori: toropuke — small hill
  • Māori: karapuke — small hill
  • Māori: tapuke — small hill
  • Norman: butchiéthe — small hill
  • Norwegian Bokmål: knaus — small hill
  • Norwegian Bokmål: knatt — small hill
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: knaus — small hill
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: knatt — small hill
  • Persian: تپهچه (tappeče) — small hill
  • Plautdietsch: Humpel — small hill
  • Polish: pagórek — small hill
  • Polish: wzgórek — small hill
  • Portuguese: colina — small hill
  • Portuguese: outeiro — small hill
  • Romanian: colină — small hill
  • Romanian: delușor — small hill
  • Romanian: movilă — small hill
  • Romanian: grui — small hill
  • Russian: высо́тка (vysótka) — small hill
  • Russian: хо́лмик (xólmik) — small hill
  • Russian: приго́рок (prigórok) — small hill
  • Spanish: cerrito — small hill
  • Spanish: collado — small hill
  • Spanish: colina — small hill
  • Spanish: colineta — small hill
  • Spanish: altozano — small hill
  • Spanish: alcor — small hill
  • Spanish: loma — small hill
  • Spanish: lomada — small hill
  • Spanish: lomba — small hill
  • Spanish: morón — small hill
  • Swahili: kilima — small hill
  • Swedish: kulle — small hill
  • Tamil: மேடு (mēṭu) — small hill
  • Turkish: tepecik — small hill
  • Turkish: tümsek — small hill
  • Ottoman Turkish: كومه (küme) — small hill
  • Ukrainian: горбок (horbok) — small hill
  • Ukrainian: горбик (horbyk) — small hill
  • Ukrainian: пагорбок (pahorbok) — small hill
  • Welsh: bryncyn — small hill
Real reading context

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