hiena
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hiena
hiena 
hienas (Crocuta crocuta)
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hiena, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).
Pronunciation
Noun
hiena anim
Declension
Declension of hiena (animate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hiena | hiena | hienak |
| ergative | hienak | hienak | hienek |
| dative | hienari | hienari | hienei |
| genitive | hienaren | hienaren | hienen |
| comitative | hienarekin | hienarekin | hienekin |
| causative | hienarengatik | hienarengatik | hienengatik |
| benefactive | hienarentzat | hienarentzat | hienentzat |
| instrumental | hienaz | hienaz | hienez |
| inessive | hienarengan | hienarengan | hienengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | hienarengana | hienarengana | hienengana |
| terminative | hienarenganaino | hienarenganaino | hienenganaino |
| directive | hienarenganantz | hienarenganantz | hienenganantz |
| destinative | hienarenganako | hienarenganako | hienenganako |
| ablative | hienarengandik | hienarengandik | hienengandik |
| partitive | hienarik | — | — |
| prolative | hienatzat | — | — |
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).
Pronunciation
Noun
hiena f (plural hienes)
Further reading
- “hiena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Noun
hiena f (plural hienas)
Italian
Noun
hiena f (plural hiene)
Kashubian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
hiena f
References
Lithuanian
Noun
hienà f (plural hiènos) stress pattern 2
Declension
Declension of hienà
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | hienà | hiènos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | hiènos | hiènų |
| dative (naudininkas) | hiènai | hiènoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | hièną | hienàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | hienà | hiènomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | hiènoje | hiènose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | hièna | hiènos |
Middle English
Noun
hiena
- Alternative form of hiene
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena.
Pronunciation
Noun
hiena f (related adjective hieni)
- hyena (any carnivore of the subfamily Hyaenidae)
- (derogatory, figurative) blackguard, scoundrel (unprincipled, contemptible, and untrustworthy person)
- Synonym: łajdak
Declension
Declension of hiena
Derived terms
nouns
Descendants
- → Kashubian: hiena
Further reading
- hiena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hiena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- hiena in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).
Pronunciation
Noun
hiena f (plural hienas)
Usage notes
- The gender of this Portuguese word is always feminine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “hiena-macho” for male, and “hiena-fêmea” for female.
Derived terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
hiena f
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
hiena f (plural hienas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hiena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10