# hyper-
## Translingual
### Etymology

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

### Prefix

hyper-
* 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: /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/
* (Canada) IPA: /ˈhaɪpəɹ/, [ˈhʌɪpɚ]
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈhɑɪ.pə(ɹ)/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: hy‧per-

### Prefix

hyper-
* Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
** over, above
** excessive
    ‎hyper- → ‎hyperactive
** intensely, extremely, exceptional
** big, huge, giant
* Used to create forms that are found beyond the root.
** beyond
    ‎hyper- → ‎hypersonic
** (mathematics, physics) existing in more than three spatial dimensions
    ‎hyper- → ‎hyperspace
** (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

* hyper

#### Translations

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### Further reading

* Mark Liberman (2021 August 28) “The pragmatics of nyms, hyper- and hypo-”, in Language Log‎

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɦɪpɛr ]

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* hyper- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hyːpər-/, [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˌ-], [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˈ-] or IPA: /hypər-/, [hyb̥ɐˈ-]

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

#### Derived terms
### References

* “hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English hyper-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ- (hupér-).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦi.pər/
* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

#### Derived terms
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhyper-/, [ˈhype̞r-]

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “hyper-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

* IPA: /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
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

### References

* “hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

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

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

### References

* “hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Prefix

hyper-
* hyper-

#### See also

* hyper

### References

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