See also: Hyaena and hyæna

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Noun

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hyaena (plural hyaenas or hyaenae)

  1. Alternative spelling of hyena

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina).

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    Noun

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    hyaena f (genitive hyaenae); first declension

    1. hyena
      Synonym: (Late Latin) belbus

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative hyaena hyaenae
    genitive hyaenae hyaenārum
    dative hyaenae hyaenīs
    accusative hyaenam hyaenās
    ablative hyaenā hyaenīs
    vocative hyaena hyaenae

    References

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    • 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.