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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hipearbóil hipearbóila
Vocative a hipearbóil a hipearbóila
Genitive hipearbóile hipearbóil
Dative hipearbóil hipearbóila

Forms with the definite article

Case 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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