different between infra vs hyper

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.f??/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin infra (“below”)

Adverb

infra (not comparable)

1. (law) Discussed later.

Antonyms

• supra

Derived terms

• infra dig

Etymology 2

Shortened form of infrastructure.

Noun

infra (countable and uncountable, plural infras)

1. (civil engineering, informal) Infrastructure.

Anagrams

• Frain, Irfan, frain

Istriot

Preposition

infra

1. among
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 40:

     Ti me pari oûna dea infra li dai,

     You seem to me a goddess among the gods,

Italian

Adverb

infra

1. Only used in vedi infra.

Anagrams

• frani

Latin

Etymology

Adverb contracted from the ablative ?nfer? (parte), of ?nferus. Compare Faliscan infra, Oscan huntrus, Umbrian hondra.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /?in.fra?/, [???f?ä?]

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?in.fra/, [?inf??]

Adverb

?nfr? (not comparable)

1. below

Antonyms

• supr?

Preposition

?nfr? (+ accusative)

1. below

Antonyms

• supr?

Descendants

• English: infra-
• French: infra-
• Friulian: fra
• Italian: fra, infra-
• Venetian: infra

References

• infra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• infra in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• infra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• infra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

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!