hyper-
See also: hyper
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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
SynonymsEdit
- (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-, giga-, -zilla, grand
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TranslationsEdit
over, above, beyond
excessive
existing in more than three spatial dimensions
linked non-sequentially
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CzechEdit
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hyper-
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Further readingEdit
- hyper- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
PronunciationEdit
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hyper-
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ReferencesEdit
- “hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).
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hyper-
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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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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GermanEdit
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Audio (file)
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hyper-
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Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”)
PrefixEdit
hyper-
ReferencesEdit
- “hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”)
PrefixEdit
hyper-
ReferencesEdit
- “hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.