"hyperborean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /hʌɪ.pəˈbɔː.ɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈboɹ.i.jɪn/ [General-American] Forms: more hyperborean [comparative], most hyperborean [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with Classical Latin hyperboreus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), composed of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). See also Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|hyperboreanus}} Late Latin hyperboreanus, {{der|en|grc|ὑπερβόρεος}} Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos) Head templates: {{en-adj}} hyperborean (comparative more hyperborean, superlative most hyperborean)
  1. Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area. Categories (topical): Demonyms Translations (pertaining to the extreme north of the Earth): северен (severen) (Bulgarian), hyperboréen [masculine] (French), hyperboreisk (Norwegian Bokmål), hiperbóreo (Portuguese), hyperboreisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hyperborean-en-adj-widcarRR Disambiguation of Demonyms: 30 34 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 36 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 33 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hyperborean

Noun [English]

IPA: /hʌɪ.pəˈbɔː.ɹɪən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈboɹ.i.jɪn/ [General-American] Forms: hyperboreans [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with Classical Latin hyperboreus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), composed of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). See also Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|hyperboreanus}} Late Latin hyperboreanus, {{der|en|grc|ὑπερβόρεος}} Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyperborean (plural hyperboreans)
  1. (Greek mythology, usually capitalised) One of a race of people living in the extreme north, beyond the north wind. Tags: Greek, capitalized, usually Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Demonyms, Mythology Translations ((Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north): Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi) [masculine, plural] (Ancient Greek), Hyperboréen [masculine] (French), हाइपरबोरियन (hāiparboriyan) (Hindi), hyperboreer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hiperbóreo [masculine] (Portuguese), hyperboré [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hyperborean-en-noun-tkhHFCYa Disambiguation of Demonyms: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of Mythology: 4 96 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 36 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 33 38 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of '(Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north': 71 29
  2. (usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north. Tags: humorous, usually Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-hyperborean-en-noun-mIHWVqC2 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 30 34 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 30 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 36 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 33 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hyperborean

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually humorous) Any person living in a northern country, or to the north."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hʌɪ.pəˈbɔː.ɹɪən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈboɹ.i.jɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Hyperborean"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hyperboréen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Huperbóreoi",
      "sense": "(Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Ὑπερβόρεοι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "hāiparboriyan",
      "sense": "(Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north",
      "word": "हाइपरबोरियन"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hyperboreer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hiperbóreo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(Greek mythology), one a race of people living in the extreme north",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hyperboré"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hyperborean"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Demonyms",
    "en:Mythology"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "hyperboreanus"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin hyperboreanus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ὑπερβόρεος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin hyperboreanus, cognate with Classical Latin hyperboreus, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβόρεος (huperbóreos), composed of ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + βόρειος (bóreios, “northern”). See also Ὑπερβόρεοι (Huperbóreoi).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more hyperborean",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most hyperborean",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hyperborean (comparative more hyperborean, superlative most hyperborean)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1633, C. Butler, (Please provide the book title or journal name):",
          "text": "The hyperborean or frozen sea.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:",
          "text": "You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother asked you, Buck Mulligan said. I’m hyperborean as much as you. But to think of your mother begging you with her last breath to kneel down and pray for her. And you refused.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to the extreme north of the earth, or (usually jocular) to a specific northern country or area."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hʌɪ.pəˈbɔː.ɹɪən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈboɹ.i.jɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Hyperborean"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "severen",
      "sense": "pertaining to the extreme north of the Earth",
      "word": "северен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pertaining to the extreme north of the Earth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hyperboréen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pertaining to the extreme north of the Earth",
      "word": "hyperboreisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pertaining to the extreme north of the Earth",
      "word": "hiperbóreo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the extreme north of the Earth",
      "word": "hyperboreisk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hyperborean"
}

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