What does hyperboreus mean in Latin?

hyperboreus, a adjective, means “hyperborean”.

How do you pronounce hyperboreus?

In classical Latin, [hy.pɛrˈbɔ.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.perˈbɔː.re.us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hyperboreus (feminine hyperborea, neuter hyperboreum)

Classical[hy.pɛrˈbɔ.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.perˈbɔː.re.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hyperboreus	hyperborea	hyperboreum
genitive	hyperboreī	hyperboreae	hyperboreī
dative	hyperboreō	hyperboreae	hyperboreō
accusative	hyperboreum	hyperboream	hyperboreum
ablative	hyperboreō	hyperboreā	hyperboreō
vocative	hyperboree	hyperborea	hyperboreum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hyperboreī	hyperboreae	hyperborea
genitive	hyperboreōrum	hyperboreārum	hyperboreōrum
dative	hyperboreīs	hyperboreīs	hyperboreīs
accusative	hyperboreōs	hyperboreās	hyperborea
ablative	hyperboreīs	hyperboreīs	hyperboreīs
vocative	hyperboreī	hyperboreae	hyperborea

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

hyperboreus adj.

, ὑπερβόρεος, northern, polar, arctic, V., H., O.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρειος (huperbóreios).

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