hyper-

See also: hyper

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

Antonyms

hypo-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér- (“over, above”) (English over), from *upo (“under, below”) (whence English up). Cognate to super- (from Latin).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpɚ/
Rhymes: -aɪpə(r)

Prefix

hyper-

over, above or beyond

hypersonic
excessive

hyperactive
existing in more than three spatial dimensions

hyperspace
linked non-sequentially

hypertext

Antonyms

hypo-

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_hyper-'>English words prefixed with hyper-</a>

hyper
hyperaddition
hyperanalytic, hyperanalytical
hyperfield
hyperproduct

Translations

over, above, beyond

Catalan: hiper- (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高 (zh) (gāo)
Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
Ido: hiper-
Irish: hipear-
Japanese: 超 (ja) (ちょう, chō)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: hyper- (no)

Nynorsk: hyper-
Russian: ги́пер- (ru) (gíper-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)
Spanish: hiper- (es)
Swedish: hyper- (sv)
Vietnamese: siêu (vi), qua (vi), quá (vi)

excessive

Catalan: hiper- (ca)
Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
Ido: hiper-
Japanese: 超 (ja) (ちょう, chō)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hyper- (no)

Nynorsk: hyper-

Russian: ги́пер- (ru) (gíper-), сверх- (ru) (sverx-)
Spanish: hiper- (es)
Swedish: hyper- (sv)

existing in more than three spatial dimensions

Catalan: hiper- (ca)
Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
Japanese: 超 (ja) (ちょう, chō)

Russian: ги́пер- (ru) (gíper-)
Spanish: hiper- (es)

linked non-sequentially

Catalan: hiper- (ca)
Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)

Spanish: hiper- (es)

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Translations to be checked

Danish: ^{(please verify)} hyper-
French: ^{(please verify)} hyper- (fr)
German: ^{(please verify)} über- (de)

Italian: ^{(please verify)} iper- (it)
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 超 (zh)

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hyːpər-/, [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˌ-], [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˈ-] or IPA^(key): /hypər-/, [hyb̥ɐˈ-]

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

References

“hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”)

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

References

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Norwegian_Bokm%C3%A5l_words_prefixed_with_hyper-'>Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with hyper-</a>

“hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”)

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

References

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Norwegian_Nynorsk_words_prefixed_with_hyper-'>Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with hyper-</a>

“hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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