hyper-
See also: hyper
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
Prefix
hyper-
Antonyms
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”) (English over), from *upo (“under, below”) (whence English up). Doublet of over-, super-, sur-, and uber-.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpəɹ/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpəɹ/, [ˈhʌɪpɚ]
- (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɪpə/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: hy‧per-
Prefix
hyper-
- Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
- Used to create forms that are found beyond the root.
- beyond
- hyper- → hypersonic
- (mathematics, physics) existing in more than three spatial dimensions
- hyper- → hyperspace
- (computing) linked non-sequentially
- hyper- → hypertext
- beyond
Synonyms
- (above): on-, en-, epi-, super-, supra-, sur-
- (beyond): trans-, para-, ultra-, out-, extra-, preter-
- (excessive): over-, ultra-, ana-
- (augmentative): super-, supra-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand
Antonyms
- hypo-
- (antonym(s) of “above”): under-, hypo-, sub-, infra-
- (antonym(s) of “excessive”): under-, hypo-, dys-, mal-
Derived terms
Translations
over, above, beyond
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excessive
existing in more than three spatial dimensions
linked non-sequentially
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
Further reading
- Mark Liberman (28 August 2021), “The pragmatics of nyms, hyper- and hypo-”, in Language Log[1], archived from the original on 20 July 2026
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɦɪpɛr ]
Prefix
hyper-
Derived terms
Further reading
- hyper- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hyːpər-/, [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˌ-], [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˈ-] or IPA(key): /hypər-/, [hyb̥ɐˈ-]
Prefix
hyper-
Derived terms
References
- “hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Internationalism (see English hyper-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦi.pər/
Audio: (file)
Prefix
hyper-
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhyper-/, [ˈhype̞r-]
Prefix
hyper-
- (chiefly in loanwords) hyper-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hyper-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ/
Prefix
hyper-
- hyper-
- (informal) mega- (extremely, incredibly, totally)
- C'est hypercool !
- It's megacool!
- C'est hyperennuyeux.
- It's totally boring.
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
hyper-
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
Prefix
hyper-
References
- “hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
Prefix
hyper-
References
- “hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
Prefix
hyper-
Derived terms
See also
References
- “hyper-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “hyper-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “hyper-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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