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ὑπερήφανος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Traditionally derived from ὑπερφανής (huperphanḗs, appearing over; showing oneself above others), or directly from ῠ̔πέρ (hupér, over, above) +‎ φᾱνός (phānós, appearing, shining, bright, resplendent), in both cases, with epenthetic vowel -η- (-ē-) inserted, perhaps on the model of ὑπερήνωρ (huperḗnōr, arrogant). However, Beekes is skeptical, analyzing the word as an atomic root form ὑπερήφ (huperḗph) (despite claiming that -η- (-ē-) is compositional) + a suffix -ανος (-anos), and leaves the origin open.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ὑπερήφανος (huperḗphanosm or f (neuter ὑπερήφανον); second declension (Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. arrogant, boastful, blustering, conceited, overweening, proud, vain, vainglorious
  2. contemptuous, disdainful, haughty, scornful, supercilious
  3. (rarely, in a good sense) magnificent, splendid

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: υπερήφανος (yperífanos, arrogant, proud), περήφανος (perífanos)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὑπερήφανος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1533

Further reading

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