Hyäne
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See also: hyæne
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina). At first also hientier (15th century). According to Pliny, precious stones called hyaenia are won from hyena eyes, whence Middle High German hiennia (“kind of gem”), perhaps already Old High German hiena (“handle made of gemstone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /hyˈɛːnə/, [hyˈɛːnə], [hyˈjɛːnə], [hyˈʔɛːnə]
- IPA(key): /hyˈeːnə/, /hiˈɛːnə/, /hiˈeːnə/ (variants)
Audio; [hyˈjɛːnə]: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛːnə
Noun
[edit]Hyäne f (genitive Hyäne, plural Hyänen, feminine Hyänin)
- hyena (animal)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hyäne [feminine]
Further reading
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- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɛːnə
- Rhymes:German/ɛːnə/3 syllables
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns
- de:Hyaenids