LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hyperbolē

hyperbolē f (genitive hyperbolēs)
Classical[hyˈpɛr.bɔ.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[iˈpɛr.bo.le]

Meaning

  1. exaggeration, hyperbole

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehyperbolēhyperbolae
genitivehyperbolēshyperbolārum
dativehyperbolaehyperbolīs
accusativehyperbolēnhyperbolās
ablativehyperbolēhyperbolīs
vocativehyperbolēhyperbolae

hўperbŏlē, ēs, f., = ὑπερβολή, a rhet. fig.,
I. exaggeration, hyperbole (pure Lat. superlatio and superjectio), Quint. 8, 6, 67 sq.; 8, 4, 29; Sen. Ben. 7, 23 (in Cic. Top. 10, 45, and Fam. 7, 32, 2, written as Greek).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ(hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greek ὑπερ-(huper-)
  6. Latinhyperbolē

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)bor. Latin hyperbolē Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Doublet of New Latin hyperbola.

Descendants
  • Englishhyperbolefrom Middle English iperbole
  • Frenchhyperbolefrom Middle French hyperbole
  • Romanianhiperbolăfrom Middle French hyperbole
  • Romanianiperbolăfrom Middle French hyperbole
  • Danishhyperbel
  • Turkishhiperbolfrom Middle French hyperbole
  • Vietnamesehypebolfrom Middle French hyperbole
  • Irishhipearbóil
  • Kazakhгиперболаfrom Russian гипе́рбола

In English words that came into English from hyperbolē

  • hyperbolehyperbolē

Quick answers

What does hyperbolē mean in Latin?
hyperbolē, a noun, means “exaggeration, hyperbole”.
What is the genitive of hyperbolē?
The genitive singular is hyperbolēs. hyperbolē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hyperbolē?
In classical Latin, [hyˈpɛr.bɔ.ɫeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈpɛr.bo.le].
Where does hyperbolē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Hellenic *hupér → Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) → Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-) → Latin hyperbolē.