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

hyper-

1. hyper-

• hypo-

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-.

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

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• Hyphenation: hy‧per-

hyper-

1. 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
2. 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

• (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

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

• hyper

• Mark Liberman (28 August 2021), “The pragmatics of nyms, hyper- and hypo-”, in Language Log‎^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ɦɪpɛr ]

hyper-

1. hyper-

• hyper- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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

• IPA^(key): /hyːpər-/, [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˌ-], [ˈhyːˀb̥ɐˈ-] or IPA^(key): /hypər-/, [hyb̥ɐˈ-]

hyper-

1. hyper-

• “hyper-” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• IPA^(key): /ɦi.pər/

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hyper-

1. hyper-

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyper-/, [ˈhype̞r-]

hyper-

1. (chiefly in loanwords) hyper-

• “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

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɛʁ/

hyper-

1. hyper-
2. (informal) mega- (extremely, incredibly, totally)

   C'est hypercool !

   It's megacool!

   C'est hyperennuyeux.

   It's totally boring.

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hyper-

1. hyper-

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

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

hyper-

1. hyper-

• “hyper-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

hyper-

1. hyper-

• “hyper-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

hyper-

1. hyper-

• hyper

• “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)