hyper-

See also: hyper

Translingual

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. 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). Doublet of over-, super-, and sur-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpəɹ/, [ˈhʌɪpɚ]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɪ.pə(ɹ)/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: hy‧per-

Prefix

hyper-

1. Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
   1. over, above
   2. excessive

      ‎hyper- → ‎hyperactive

   3. intensely, extremely, exceptional
   4. big, huge, giant
2. 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-

• hyper

Translations

over, above, beyond

• Catalan: hiper- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高 (zh) (gāo)

• Czech: nad-
• Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
• Ido: hiper-
• Irish: hipear-
• Japanese: 超 (ja) (chō)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hyper- (no)

  Nynorsk: hyper-

• Polish: hiper- (pl), nad- (pl), ponad-, hiper- (pl)
• 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-
• 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

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

Further reading

• Mark Liberman (2021 August 28) “The pragmatics of nyms, hyper- and hypo-”, in Language Log‎^[1]

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦɪpɛr ]

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with hyper-

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-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with hyper-

References

• “hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyper-/, [ˈhype̞r-]

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with hyper-

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 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} 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.

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with hyper-

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with hyper-

Further reading

• “hyper-” in Duden online
• “hyper-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with hyper-

• “hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with hyper-

• “hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with hyper-

See also

• hyper

References

• hyper- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hyper- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hyper- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)