hyaena
See also: Hyaena and hyæna
English
Noun
hyaena (plural hyaenas or hyaenae)
- Alternative spelling of hyena
Latin
Alternative forms
- yaena
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈae̯.na/, [hʏˈae̯.na]
Noun
hyaena f (genitive hyaenae); first declension
- a hyena
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hyaena | hyaenae |
| Genitive | hyaenae | hyaenārum |
| Dative | hyaenae | hyaenīs |
| Accusative | hyaenam | hyaenās |
| Ablative | hyaenā | hyaenīs |
| Vocative | hyaena | hyaenae |
Synonyms
- belbus
References
- hyaena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hyaena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hyaena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette