hyper-

See also: hyper

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-

1. over, above or beyond
   • hypersonic
2. excessive
   • hyperactive
3. existing in more than three spatial dimensions
   • hyperspace
4. linked non-sequentially
   • hypertext

Antonyms

• hypo-

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with hyper-

• hyperaddition
• hyperanalytic, hyperanalytical
• hyperfield
• hyperproduct

Translations

over, above, beyond

• Greek: υπερ- (el) ‎(yper-)
• Irish: hipear-
• Japanese: 超 (ja) ‎(ちょう, chō)

• Russian: ги́пер- (ru) ‎(gíper-), сверх- (ru) ‎(sverx-)
• Swedish: hyper- (sv)
• Vietnamese: siêu (vi), qua (vi), quá (vi)

excessive

• Greek: υπερ- (el) ‎(yper-)
• Japanese: 超 (ja) ‎(ちょう, chō)

• Russian: ги́пер- (ru) ‎(gíper-), сверх- (ru) ‎(sverx-)
• Swedish: hyper- (sv)

existing in more than three spatial dimensions

• Greek: υπερ- (el) ‎(yper-)
• Japanese: 超 (ja) ‎(ちょう, chō)

• Russian: ги́пер- (ru) ‎(gíper-)

linked non-sequentially

• Greek: υπερ- (el) ‎(yper-)

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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)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} hiper- (es)

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.pɛʁ/

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-
2. (informal) mega- (extremely, incredibly, totally)

   C'est hypercool ! - It's megacool

   C'est hyperennuyeux. - It's totally boring.