hyperbaton

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, overstepping), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, walk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/

Noun

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Examples (grammar)
  • pity this busy monster, manunkind, not[1]
  • Then, only then, a Jedi will you be. And confront him you will.[2]
Examples (rhetoric)
  • He seems to have handled the situation poorly, to say nothing of his failure to anticipate the inevitable.

hyperbaton (plural hyperbatons or hyperbata)

  1. (grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
    Synonym: anastrophe
    • c. 100, Longinus, chapter XXII, in H. L. Havell, transl., On the Sublime, published 1890:
      In real life we often see a man under the influence of rage, or fear, [] begin a sentence, and then swerve aside into some inconsequent parenthesis, and then again double back to his original statement [] Now the figure hyperbaton is the means which is employed by the best writers to imitate these signs of natural emotion.
  2. (rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ e e cummings (1944) pity this busy monster, manunkind
  2. ^ George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan (1983) Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi

Further reading

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (compare English hyperbaton), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhyperbɑton/, [ˈhype̞rˌbɑ̝t̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑton
  • Syllabification(key): hy‧per‧ba‧ton

Noun

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hyperbaton

  1. (poetry) hyperbaton

Declension

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Inflection of hyperbaton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative hyperbaton hyperbatonit
genitive hyperbatonin hyperbatonien
partitive hyperbatonia hyperbatoneja
illative hyperbatoniin hyperbatoneihin
singular plural
nominative hyperbaton hyperbatonit
accusative nom. hyperbaton hyperbatonit
gen. hyperbatonin
genitive hyperbatonin hyperbatonien
partitive hyperbatonia hyperbatoneja
inessive hyperbatonissa hyperbatoneissa
elative hyperbatonista hyperbatoneista
illative hyperbatoniin hyperbatoneihin
adessive hyperbatonilla hyperbatoneilla
ablative hyperbatonilta hyperbatoneilta
allative hyperbatonille hyperbatoneille
essive hyperbatonina hyperbatoneina
translative hyperbatoniksi hyperbatoneiksi
abessive hyperbatonitta hyperbatoneitta
instructive hyperbatonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hyperbaton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hyperbatonini hyperbatonini
accusative nom. hyperbatonini hyperbatonini
gen. hyperbatonini
genitive hyperbatonini hyperbatonieni
partitive hyperbatoniani hyperbatonejani
inessive hyperbatonissani hyperbatoneissani
elative hyperbatonistani hyperbatoneistani
illative hyperbatoniini hyperbatoneihini
adessive hyperbatonillani hyperbatoneillani
ablative hyperbatoniltani hyperbatoneiltani
allative hyperbatonilleni hyperbatoneilleni
essive hyperbatoninani hyperbatoneinani
translative hyperbatonikseni hyperbatoneikseni
abessive hyperbatonittani hyperbatoneittani
instructive
comitative hyperbatoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hyperbatonisi hyperbatonisi
accusative nom. hyperbatonisi hyperbatonisi
gen. hyperbatonisi
genitive hyperbatonisi hyperbatoniesi
partitive hyperbatoniasi hyperbatonejasi
inessive hyperbatonissasi hyperbatoneissasi
elative hyperbatonistasi hyperbatoneistasi
illative hyperbatoniisi hyperbatoneihisi
adessive hyperbatonillasi hyperbatoneillasi
ablative hyperbatoniltasi hyperbatoneiltasi
allative hyperbatonillesi hyperbatoneillesi
essive hyperbatoninasi hyperbatoneinasi
translative hyperbatoniksesi hyperbatoneiksesi
abessive hyperbatonittasi hyperbatoneittasi
instructive
comitative hyperbatoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hyperbatonimme hyperbatonimme
accusative nom. hyperbatonimme hyperbatonimme
gen. hyperbatonimme
genitive hyperbatonimme hyperbatoniemme
partitive hyperbatoniamme hyperbatonejamme
inessive hyperbatonissamme hyperbatoneissamme
elative hyperbatonistamme hyperbatoneistamme
illative hyperbatoniimme hyperbatoneihimme
adessive hyperbatonillamme hyperbatoneillamme
ablative hyperbatoniltamme hyperbatoneiltamme
allative hyperbatonillemme hyperbatoneillemme
essive hyperbatoninamme hyperbatoneinamme
translative hyperbatoniksemme hyperbatoneiksemme
abessive hyperbatonittamme hyperbatoneittamme
instructive
comitative hyperbatoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hyperbatoninne hyperbatoninne
accusative nom. hyperbatoninne hyperbatoninne
gen. hyperbatoninne
genitive hyperbatoninne hyperbatonienne
partitive hyperbatonianne hyperbatonejanne
inessive hyperbatonissanne hyperbatoneissanne
elative hyperbatonistanne hyperbatoneistanne
illative hyperbatoniinne hyperbatoneihinne
adessive hyperbatonillanne hyperbatoneillanne
ablative hyperbatoniltanne hyperbatoneiltanne
allative hyperbatonillenne hyperbatoneillenne
essive hyperbatoninanne hyperbatoneinanne
translative hyperbatoniksenne hyperbatoneiksenne
abessive hyperbatonittanne hyperbatoneittanne
instructive
comitative hyperbatoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hyperbatoninsa hyperbatoninsa
accusative nom. hyperbatoninsa hyperbatoninsa
gen. hyperbatoninsa
genitive hyperbatoninsa hyperbatoniensa
partitive hyperbatoniaan
hyperbatoniansa
hyperbatonejaan
hyperbatonejansa
inessive hyperbatonissaan
hyperbatonissansa
hyperbatoneissaan
hyperbatoneissansa
elative hyperbatonistaan
hyperbatonistansa
hyperbatoneistaan
hyperbatoneistansa
illative hyperbatoniinsa hyperbatoneihinsa
adessive hyperbatonillaan
hyperbatonillansa
hyperbatoneillaan
hyperbatoneillansa
ablative hyperbatoniltaan
hyperbatoniltansa
hyperbatoneiltaan
hyperbatoneiltansa
allative hyperbatonilleen
hyperbatonillensa
hyperbatoneilleen
hyperbatoneillensa
essive hyperbatoninaan
hyperbatoninansa
hyperbatoneinaan
hyperbatoneinansa
translative hyperbatonikseen
hyperbatoniksensa
hyperbatoneikseen
hyperbatoneiksensa
abessive hyperbatonittaan
hyperbatonittansa
hyperbatoneittaan
hyperbatoneittansa
instructive
comitative hyperbatoneineen
hyperbatoneinensa