ὑπερβολή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō, to go beyond, exceed) +‎ (, verbal noun suffix), from ὑπερ- (huper-) +‎ βάλλω (bállō).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὑπερβολή • (huperbolḗf (genitive ὑπερβολῆς); first declension

  1. overshooting
  2. superiority
  3. excess, extremity
  4. A crossing over, passage
  5. delay
  6. (geometry) hyperbola

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: υπερβολή (ypervolí) (learned)
  • Latin: hyperbolē, hyperbola (see there for further descendants)

References