hyper-

See also: hyper

Translingual

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

Antonyms

hypo-

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

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]
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɪpə/
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: hy‧per-

Prefix

hyper-

Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
1. over, above
2. much, more than normal
3. excessive
  ‎hyper- → ‎hyperactive
4. intensely, extremely, exceptional
5. big, huge, giant
Used to create forms that are found beyond the root.
1. beyond
  ‎hyper- → ‎hypersonic
2. (mathematics, physics) existing in more than three spatial dimensions
  ‎hyper- → ‎hyperspace
3. (computing) linked non-sequentially
  ‎hyper- → ‎hypertext

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

English terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperalphalipoproteinemia

hyperautofluorescence

hyperbetalipoproteinemia

hyper

Translations

over, above, beyond

Catalan: hiper- (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高 (zh) (gāo)
Czech: nad-
Faroese: yvir- (fo)
Finnish: yli- (fi), hyper- (fi)
French: hyper- (fr)
Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
Icelandic: yfir- (is)
Ido: hiper-
Irish: hipear-
Italian: iper- (it)
Japanese: 超 (ja) (chō)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hyper- (no)

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

excessive

Catalan: hiper- (ca)
Czech: hyper- (cs)
Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
Ido: hiper-
Indonesian: hiper-
Japanese: 超 (ja) (chō)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hyper- (no)

Nynorsk: hyper-
Polish: hiper- (pl), nad- (pl)
Portuguese: hiper- (pt)
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) (chō)
Polish: hiper- (pl), nad- (pl)
Portuguese: hiper- (pt)
Russian: ги́пер- (ru) (gíper-)
Spanish: hiper- (es)

linked non-sequentially

Catalan: hiper- (ca)
Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
Polish: hiper- (pl)
Portuguese: hiper- (pt)
Spanish: hiper- (es)

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

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 超+
Danish: ^{(please verify)} hyper-
French: ^{(please verify)} hyper- (fr)
German: ^{(please verify)} über- (de)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} iper- (it)

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɦɪpɛr ]

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with hyper-

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperinflation

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-

hyper-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with hyper-

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhyper-/, [ˈhype̞r-]

Prefix

hyper-

(chiefly in loanwords) hyper-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with hyper-

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.

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with hyper-

German

Pronunciation

Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with hyper-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperinflasjon

hyperlenke

“hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperinflasjon

hyperlenke

hyperlenkje

“hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

hyper-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with hyper-

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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