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/

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• 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,