different between hyper vs hyponym

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?p?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ha?p?/
• Rhymes: -a?p?(r)

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Adjective

hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper)

1. (colloquial) hyperactive
2. (slang) energetic; overly diligent

Noun

hyper (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, science fiction) hyperspace

Noun

hyper (plural hypers)

1. (bodybuilding, colloquial) hyperextension exercise

Etymology 2

Noun

hyper (plural hypers)

1. (wrestling) Alternative form of hiper
   • 1868, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review

     Mason of Blencogo was a strong fellow, with no great science or action, and how he disposed of Nichol of Bothel, who was one of the best hypers of the day, puzzled not a few.

Dutch

Etymology

From hyper-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i.p?r/
• Hyphenation: hy?per
• Rhymes: -ip?r

Adjective

hyper (not comparable)

1. (slang) hyperactive, particularly in a panicked or frenetic way

Inflection

Noun

hyper c (plural hypers)

1. (informal) hyperglycaemia

   Synonym: hyperglykemie

   Antonym: hypo

French

Pronunciation

Adverb

hyper

1. (informal) very, a lot

   Tu es hyper sympa!

   You are very nice!

English

Etymology

From hypo- (“under”) +? -onym (“name; word”); from Ancient Greek ??? (hupó, “under”) + ????? (ónuma), Doric dialectal form of ????? (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ha?p??.n?m/, /?ha?p?.n?m/
  • Homophone: hypernym
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?ha?.po?.n?m/, /?ha?p?.n?m/
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

hyponym (plural hyponyms)

1. (semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.

   Antonyms: hypernym, hyperonym

   Coordinate term: meronym

Derived terms

• hyponymic
• hyponymous
• hyponymy
• cohyponym
• cohyponymous

Translations

See also

• hyponym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• troponym, the corresponding idea, as applied to verbs.

Danish

Adjective

hyponym

1. hyponymous

Inflection

Noun

hyponym n (singular definite hyponymet, plural indefinite hyponymer)

1. hyponym

   Synonym: underbegreb

Declension

Swedish

Noun

hyponym c

1. hyponym

Declension