hipearbóil

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Noun

hipearbóil f (genitive singular hipearbóile, nominative plural hipearbóilí)

  1. hyperbole
    Synonyms: áibhéil, urtheilgean
  2. (geometry) hyperbola

Declension

Declension of hipearbóil (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative hipearbóil hipearbóila
vocative a hipearbóil a hipearbóila
genitive hipearbóile hipearbóil
dative hipearbóil hipearbóila
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an hipearbóil na hipearbóila
genitive na hipearbóile na hipearbóil
dative leis an hipearbóil
don hipearbóil 		leis na hipearbóila

Derived terms

  • hipearbóileach (“hyperbolic”, adjective) (relating to hyperbola)

Further reading

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