Dictionary

hyper- en · X

Pronunciation

• /ˈhaɪpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈhʌɪpɚ] (Canada)
• /ˈhɑɪpə/ (Australia)
• (US) audio
• /ˈhaɪpəɹ/ (Canada)
• /ˈhaɪpəɹ/ (General-American)

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-.

Meanings

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

Antonyms

sub- (antonym(s) of “above”) · under- (antonym(s) of “above”) · hypo- (antonym(s) of “excessive”) · under- (antonym(s) of “excessive”) · hypo- (antonym(s) of “above”) · mal- (antonym(s) of “excessive”) · dys- (antonym(s) of “excessive”) · infra- (antonym(s) of “above”) · hypo-

Deriveds

hyper

Synonyms

extra- (beyond) · out- (beyond) · epi- (above) · over- · para- (beyond) · giga- · on- (above) · ultra- (beyond) · super- · super- (above) · maxi- · arch- · preter- (beyond) · ultra- · en- (above) · ultra- · supra- · -zilla · supra- (above) · macro- · trans- (beyond) · grand · mega- · ana- · uber- · sur- (above) · over-

Translations (53)

pt hiper- (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · fr hyper- (over, above, beyond) · ru ги́пер- (excessive) · el υπερ- (over, above, beyond) · is yfir- (over, above, beyond) · pl nad- (excessive) · vi quá (over, above, beyond) · es hiper- (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · id hiper- (excessive) · fi hyper- (over, above, beyond) · ja 超 (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · es hiper- (linked non-sequentially) · pl hiper- (linked non-sequentially) · el υπερ- (linked non-sequentially) · pl nad- (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · ga hipear- (over, above, beyond) · cs nad- (over, above, beyond) · fi yli- (over, above, beyond) · cmn 高 (over, above, beyond) · es hiper- (over, above, beyond) · ca hiper- (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · sv hyper- (over, above, beyond) · nn hyper- (over, above, beyond) · cs hyper- (excessive) · vi siêu (over, above, beyond) · fo yvir- (over, above, beyond) · io hiper- (excessive) · ca hiper- (linked non-sequentially) · el υπερ- (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · pl hiper- (over, above, beyond) · nb hyper- (over, above, beyond) · nb hyper- (excessive) · ru ги́пер- (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · ca hiper- (over, above, beyond) · pl ponad- (over, above, beyond) · ja 超 (over, above, beyond) · ja 超 (excessive) · pl hiper- (existing in more than three spatial dimensions) · it iper- (over, above, beyond) · ru ги́пер- (over, above, beyond) · io hiper- (over, above, beyond) · pt hiper- (linked non-sequentially) · es hiper- (excessive) · el υπερ- (excessive) · pt hiper- (excessive) · ru сверх- (over, above, beyond) · ca hiper- (excessive) · sv hyper- (excessive) · pl hiper- (excessive) · vi qua (over, above, beyond) · pl nad- (over, above, beyond) · nn hyper- (excessive) · ru сверх- (excessive)