hyper-

See also: hyper

Translingual

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Antonyms

• hypo-

English

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-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpəɹ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪpəɹ/, [ˈhʌɪpɚ]
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɪpə/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: hy‧per-

Prefix

hyper-

2. Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
   1. over, above
   2. much, more than normal
   3. excessive

      ‎hyper- → ‎hyperactive

   4. intensely, extremely, exceptional
   5. big, huge, giant
4. 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-

hyperabbreviated

hyperabduct

hyperabduction

hyperabsolutism

hyperabsorption

hyperabsorptive

hyperabundance

hyperabundant

hyperaccelerate

hyperaccelerated

hyperacceleration

hyperaccreting

hyperaccretion

hyperaccumulate

hyperaccumulating

hyperaccumulation

hyperaccumulator

hyperaccuracy

hyperaccurate

hyperacetylate

hyperacetylating

hyperacetylation

hyperachievement

hyperacid

hyperacidic

hyperacidification

hyperacidity

hyperaction

hyperactivatable

hyperactivate

hyperactivated

hyperactivation

hyperactive

hyperactivism

hyperactivity

hyperactual

hyperacuity

hyperacusis

hyperacute

hyperacutely

hyperacylated

hyperacylation

hyperadaptation

hyperadduct

hyperadducted

hyperadduction

hyperadenylate

hyperadenylated

hyperadenylation

hyperadherence

hyperadherent

hyperadhesion

hyperadhesive

hyperadhesiveness

hyperadiponectinemia

hyperadiposity

hyperadrenergic

hyperadrenalism

hyperadrenalize

hyperadrenalized

hyperadult

hyperadvertising

hyperadvocacy

hyperadvocate

hyperaemia

hyperaeolism

hyperaerated

hyperaeration

hyperaesthesia

hyperesthesia

hyperæsthesia

hyperaffective

hyperaged

hyperaggregability

hyperaggregative

hyperaggression

hyperaggressive

hyperalaninemia

hyperalaninuria

hyperalbuminemia

hyperalbuminemic

hyperalbuminosis

hyperalbuminuria

hyperaldosteronaemia

hyperaldosteronemia

hyperalert

hyperalgebra

hyperalgesia

hyperalgia

hyperaligned

hyperalignment

hyperalimentation

hyperalkaline

hyperalkalinization

hyperallergenic

hyperallergic

hyperallometric

hyperallometrically

hyperallometry

hyperallusive

hyperalphalipoproteinemia

hyperaltruism

hyperaltruistic

hyperamative

hyperambitious

hyperaminoacidemia

hyperaminoaciduria

hyperammonemia

hyperammonemic

hyperamylasemia

hyperamylinaemia

hyperanarchy

hyperandrogenemia

hyperandrogenism

hyperandrogenemic

hyperandrogenic

hyperandrogenicity

hyperandry

hyperangulated

hyperanimated

hyperanxiety

hyperanxious

hyperapolytic

hyperapophysis

hyperarc

hyperarchaic

hyperarchaism

hyperarchimedean

hyperarchy

hyperargininemia

hyperargininemic

hyperarid

hyperarithmetic

hyperarithmetical

hyperarousal

hyperaroused

hyperarterialization

hyperarticulacy

hyperarticulate

hyperarticulated

hyperarticulation

hyperaspheric

hyperassertive

hyperathletic

hyperattention

hyperattentive

hyperattenuated

hyperattenuating

hyperattenuation

hyperatticism

hyperauthentic

hyperauthor

hyperauthorship

hyperautofluorescence

hyperautofluorescent

autohypernym

hyperautomation

hyperaware

hyperazotemia

hyperball

hyperband

hyperbarbarous

hyperbaric

hyperbaryon

hyperbasophilia

hyperbass

hyperbass flute

hyperbeam

hyperbeat

hyperbending

hyperbent

hyperbenthic

hyperbenthos

hyperbetalipoproteinemia

hyperbibliography

hyperbicarbonatemia

hyperbike

hyperbilirubinaemic

hyperbilirubinemia

hyperbiliverdinemia

hyperbiotrophy

hyperbitcoinization

hyperbleb

hyperbolide

hyperbomb

hyperboob

hyperbook

hyperboreal

hyperbox

hyperbrachycephalic

hyperbrachycephaly

hyperbrachycranial

hyperbranched

hyperbranching

hyperbullet

hyperbullet chess

hyperburner

hyperbutt

hypercaffeinated

hypercalcemia

• hyper

Translations

over, above, beyond

• Catalan: hiper- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高 (zh) (gāo)

• Czech: nad-
• Faroese: yvir- (fo)
• Finnish: yli- (fi), hyper- (fi)
• French: hyper- (fr)
• Greek: υπερ- (el) (yper-)
• Icelandic: yfir- (is)
• Ido: hiper-
• Irish: hipear-
• Italian: iper- (it)
• Japanese: 超 (ja) (chō)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hyper- (no)

  Nynorsk: hyper-

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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 超+

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

Further reading

• Mark Liberman (28 August 2021), “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-

hyperaktivita

hyperaktivní

hyperinflace

hyperkorektní

hyperkoule

hyperkrychle

hyperkvádr

hyperprostor

hypersféra

hyperventilace

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-

hyperinflation

References

• “hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦi.pər/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperactief

hypermarkt

hyperparasiet

hypersonisch

hyperventilatie

hyperventileren

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyper-/, [ˈhype̞r-]

Prefix

hyper-

1. (chiefly in loanwords) hyper-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperakkumulaattori

hyperavaruus

hypersooninen

hyperinflaatio

hyperkuutio

hypermuodikas

hyperpallo

hyperreaaliluku

hyperreaktiivinen

hyperseksuaalisuus

hypertaso

hyperteksti

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 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-).

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-

hyperaccumulateur

hyperactif

hyperactivité

hyperalgésie

hyperandrogénie

hyperandrogénique

hyperandrogénisme

hyperarbre

hyperaride

hyperbare

hypercalcémie

hypercapnie

hypercentre

hyperchlorique

hypercoagulabilité

hypercomplexe

hypercomplexité

hyperconcentration

hyperconjugaison

hypercool

hypercorde

hypercorrection

hypercube

hyperdéveloppé

hyperéchogène

hyperelliptique

hyperémie

hyperespace

hypereutectique

hypereutectoïde

hyperexcitabilité

hyperfin

hyperfréquence

hypergéométrique

hyperglycémie

hyperglycinémie

hypergraphe

hypergroupe

hyperhidrose

hyperiodique

hyperkaliémie

hyperkératose

hyperlien

hyperlourd

hypermagnésémie

hypermarché

hypermédia

hypermnésie

hypernatrémie

hypernéphrome

hypernerveux

hypernoyau

hypéron

hyperoxydant

hyperoxyde

hyperparamètre

hyperperformant

hyperphosphatémie

hyperplan

hyperpolariser

hyperpuissance

hyperréalisme

hyperréaliste

hypersalé

hypersécrétion

hypersensibilité

hypersensible

hypersignal

hypersioniste

hypersonique

hyperspécialisation

hypersphère

hypersulfure

hypertendre

hypertendu

hypertension

hyperthyroïdie

hypertonique

hypertrichose

hypertriglycéridémie

hypertrucage

hyperuricémie

hypervalent

hypervéloce

hypervitaminose

hypervitesse

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperaktiv

hyperbolisch

Hyperhidrose

hypertroph

Hyperkaliämie

Hyperkalzämie

hyperkatalektisch

hyperkomplex

Hypernatriämie

Hyperoxid

Hyperoxyd

Hyperquader

Hyperrechteck

hypersonisch

hyperventilieren

Hyperwürfel

Hyperglykämie

Further reading

• “hyper-” in Duden online
• “hyper-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperhidrose

hyperinflasjon

hyperlenke

• “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-

hyperinflasjon

hyperlenke

hyperlenkje

• “hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Prefix

hyper-

1. hyper-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with hyper-

hyperaktiv

hyperdrift

hyperinflation

hyperkorrektion

hyperlänk

hyperortodox

hypersexualisera

hypersexualitet

hypersexuell

See also

• hyper

References

• “hyper-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hyper-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “hyper-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)