From ὗς (hûs, “swine, pig”) + -αινα (-aina, feminine suffix), for its bristly mane similar to that of a hog.
ῠ̔́αινᾰ • (hŭ́aină) f (genitive ῠ̔αίνης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ῠ̔́αινᾰ hē hŭ́aină |
τὼ ῠ̔αίνᾱ tṑ hŭaínā |
αἱ ῠ̔́αιναι hai hŭ́ainai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ῠ̔αίνης tês hŭaínēs |
τοῖν ῠ̔αίναιν toîn hŭaínain |
τῶν ῠ̔αινῶν tôn hŭainôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ῠ̔αίνῃ tēî hŭaínēi |
τοῖν ῠ̔αίναιν toîn hŭaínain |
ταῖς ῠ̔αίναις taîs hŭaínais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ῠ̔́αινᾰν tḕn hŭ́ainăn |
τὼ ῠ̔αίνᾱ tṑ hŭaínā |
τᾱ̀ς ῠ̔αίνᾱς tā̀s hŭaínās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ῠ̔́αινᾰ hŭ́aină |
ῠ̔αίνᾱ hŭaínā |
ῠ̔́αιναι hŭ́ainai | ||||||||||
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