hiper-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌi.pər]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌi.per]

hiper-

1. hyper-

   Antonym: hipo-

   ‎hiper- + ‎tensió (“tension”) → ‎hipertensió (“hypertension”)

• “hiper-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “hiper-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “hiper-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “hiper-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).

hiper-

1. hyper-

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• IPA^(key): [ˈhipɛr]
• Hyphenation: hi‧per

hiper-

1. (noun prefix) hyper-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), English hyper-, French hyper-, German hyper-, Italian iper-, Spanish hiper-.

• IPA^(key): /hiˈpɛr/

hiper-

1. hyper-

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”), from *upo (“under, below”). Doublet of super.

• IPA^(key): [hipər]
• Hyphenation: hi‧pêr

hipêr

1. hyper-

   Antonym: hipo-

• “hiper-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Derived from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér).

• IPA^(key): /xi.pɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ipɛr
• Syllabification: hi‧per-

hiper-

1. hyper-

   Antonym: hipo-

   ‎hiper- + ‎łącze → ‎hiperłącze

• nad-

• hiper- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Derived from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).

hiper-

1. hyper-

   Antonym: hipo-

   Coordinate term: super-

   ‎hiper- + ‎atividade → ‎hiperatividade (“hyperactivity”)

• “hiper-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French hyper-, German hyper-.

hiper-

1. hyper-

   Antonym: hipo-

   ‎hiper- + ‎excitabilitate (“excitability”) → ‎hiperexcitabilitate (“hyperexcitability”)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”).

hiper-

1. hyper-

   Antonym: hipo-

   ‎hiper- + ‎moderno (“modern”) → ‎hipermoderno (“hypermodern”)

• “hiper-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025