hyper-
See also: hyper
Translingual edit
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From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-
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Etymology edit
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-.
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hyper-
- over, above
- beyond
- excessive
- (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
- (mathematics, physics) existing in more than three spatial dimensions
- (computing) linked non-sequentially
Synonyms edit
- (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 edit
- hypo-
- (antonym(s) of "above"): under-, hypo-, sub-, infra-
- (antonym(s) of "excessive"): under-, hypo-, dys-, mal-
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over, above, beyond
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excessive
existing in more than three spatial dimensions
linked non-sequentially
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Czech edit
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hyper-
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- hyper- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-
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- “hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-
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- “hyper-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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
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hyper-
- hyper-
- (informal) mega- (extremely, incredibly, totally)
- C’est hypercool !
- It's megacool!
- C’est hyperennuyeux.
- It's totally boring.
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hyper-
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-
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- “hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-
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- “hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-