hyperbaton

See also: Hyperbaton

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, “walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/

Noun

Examples (grammar)
pity this busy monster, manunkind, not Then, only then, a Jedi will you be. And confront him you will.

Examples (rhetoric)
He seems to have handled the situation poorly, to say nothing of his failure to anticipate the inevitable.

hyperbaton (plural hyperbatons or hyperbata)

1. (grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.

   Synonym: anastrophe

   • c. 100, Longinus, chapter XXII, in H. L. Havell, transl., On the Sublime, published 1890:

     In real life we often see a man under the influence of rage, or fear, […] begin a sentence, and then swerve aside into some inconsequent parenthesis, and then again double back to his original statement […] Now the figure hyperbaton is the means which is employed by the best writers to imitate these signs of natural emotion.

2. (rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.

Derived terms

• hyperbatic

Translations

grammar

• Catalan: hipèrbaton (ca)
• Dutch: hyperbaton
• Esperanto: hiperbato
• French: hyperbate (fr) f
• Galician: hipérbato
• German: Hyperbaton (de) n
• Greek: υπερβατό (el) (ypervató)
• Ido: hiperbato (io)
• Italian: iperbato (it) f
• Japanese: 転置法
• Latin: hyperbaton
• Occitan: iperbat, iperbaton
• Polish: hyperbaton
• Portuguese: hipérbato (pt)
• Russian: гипербатон (ru) (giperbaton)
• Spanish: hipérbaton (es) m, hipérbato m

Further reading

• hyperbaton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English hyperbaton), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyperbɑton/, [ˈhype̞rˌbɑ̝t̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑton
• Hyphenation^(key): hy‧per‧ba‧ton

Noun

hyperbaton

1. (poetry) hyperbaton

Declension

Inflection of hyperbaton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		hyperbaton	hyperbatonit
genitive		hyperbatonin	hyperbatonien
partitive		hyperbatonia	hyperbatoneja
illative		hyperbatoniin	hyperbatoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hyperbaton	hyperbatonit
accusative	nom.	hyperbaton	hyperbatonit
	gen.	hyperbatonin
genitive		hyperbatonin	hyperbatonien
partitive		hyperbatonia	hyperbatoneja
inessive		hyperbatonissa	hyperbatoneissa
elative		hyperbatonista	hyperbatoneista
illative		hyperbatoniin	hyperbatoneihin
adessive		hyperbatonilla	hyperbatoneilla
ablative		hyperbatonilta	hyperbatoneilta
allative		hyperbatonille	hyperbatoneille
essive		hyperbatonina	hyperbatoneina
translative		hyperbatoniksi	hyperbatoneiksi
abessive		hyperbatonitta	hyperbatoneitta
instructive		—	hyperbatonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hyperbaton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hyperbatonini hyperbatonini accusative nom. hyperbatonini hyperbatonini gen. hyperbatonini genitive hyperbatonini hyperbatonieni partitive hyperbatoniani hyperbatonejani inessive hyperbatonissani hyperbatoneissani elative hyperbatonistani hyperbatoneistani illative hyperbatoniini hyperbatoneihini adessive hyperbatonillani hyperbatoneillani ablative hyperbatoniltani hyperbatoneiltani allative hyperbatonilleni hyperbatoneilleni essive hyperbatoninani hyperbatoneinani translative hyperbatonikseni hyperbatoneikseni abessive hyperbatonittani hyperbatoneittani instructive — — comitative — hyperbatoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hyperbatonisi hyperbatonisi accusative nom. hyperbatonisi hyperbatonisi gen. hyperbatonisi genitive hyperbatonisi hyperbatoniesi partitive hyperbatoniasi hyperbatonejasi inessive hyperbatonissasi hyperbatoneissasi elative hyperbatonistasi hyperbatoneistasi illative hyperbatoniisi hyperbatoneihisi adessive hyperbatonillasi hyperbatoneillasi ablative hyperbatoniltasi hyperbatoneiltasi allative hyperbatonillesi hyperbatoneillesi essive hyperbatoninasi hyperbatoneinasi translative hyperbatoniksesi hyperbatoneiksesi abessive hyperbatonittasi hyperbatoneittasi instructive — — comitative — hyperbatoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hyperbatonimme hyperbatonimme accusative nom. hyperbatonimme hyperbatonimme gen. hyperbatonimme genitive hyperbatonimme hyperbatoniemme partitive hyperbatoniamme hyperbatonejamme inessive hyperbatonissamme hyperbatoneissamme elative hyperbatonistamme hyperbatoneistamme illative hyperbatoniimme hyperbatoneihimme adessive hyperbatonillamme hyperbatoneillamme ablative hyperbatoniltamme hyperbatoneiltamme allative hyperbatonillemme hyperbatoneillemme essive hyperbatoninamme hyperbatoneinamme translative hyperbatoniksemme hyperbatoneiksemme abessive hyperbatonittamme hyperbatoneittamme instructive — — comitative — hyperbatoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hyperbatoninne hyperbatoninne accusative nom. hyperbatoninne hyperbatoninne gen. hyperbatoninne genitive hyperbatoninne hyperbatonienne partitive hyperbatonianne hyperbatonejanne inessive hyperbatonissanne hyperbatoneissanne elative hyperbatonistanne hyperbatoneistanne illative hyperbatoniinne hyperbatoneihinne adessive hyperbatonillanne hyperbatoneillanne ablative hyperbatoniltanne hyperbatoneiltanne allative hyperbatonillenne hyperbatoneillenne essive hyperbatoninanne hyperbatoneinanne translative hyperbatoniksenne hyperbatoneiksenne abessive hyperbatonittanne hyperbatoneittanne instructive — — comitative — hyperbatoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hyperbatoninsa hyperbatoninsa accusative nom. hyperbatoninsa hyperbatoninsa gen. hyperbatoninsa genitive hyperbatoninsa hyperbatoniensa partitive hyperbatoniaan hyperbatoniansa hyperbatonejaan hyperbatonejansa inessive hyperbatonissaan hyperbatonissansa hyperbatoneissaan hyperbatoneissansa elative hyperbatonistaan hyperbatonistansa hyperbatoneistaan hyperbatoneistansa illative hyperbatoniinsa hyperbatoneihinsa adessive hyperbatonillaan hyperbatonillansa hyperbatoneillaan hyperbatoneillansa ablative hyperbatoniltaan hyperbatoniltansa hyperbatoneiltaan hyperbatoneiltansa allative hyperbatonilleen hyperbatonillensa hyperbatoneilleen hyperbatoneillensa essive hyperbatoninaan hyperbatoninansa hyperbatoneinaan hyperbatoneinansa translative hyperbatonikseen hyperbatoniksensa hyperbatoneikseen hyperbatoneiksensa abessive hyperbatonittaan hyperbatonittansa hyperbatoneittaan hyperbatoneittansa instructive — — comitative — hyperbatoneineen hyperbatoneinensa