Hyäne

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German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /hyˈɛːnə/, , ,
  • IPA(key): /hyˈeːnə/, /hiˈɛːnə/, /hiˈeːnə/ (variants)
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  • Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

Hyäne f (genitive Hyäne, plural Hyänen, feminine Hyänin)

  1. hyena (animal)

Declension

Declension of Hyäne
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hyäne die Hyänen
genitive einer der Hyäne der Hyänen
dative einer der Hyäne den Hyänen
accusative eine die Hyäne die Hyänen

Further reading

  • “Hyäne” in Duden online
  • “Hyäne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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