hybrid
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Known in English since 1601, but rare before c.1850. From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
hybrid (plural hybrids)
- (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
- A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- All our family drive hybrids because they're greener.
- (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
- (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
- An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
- A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
Synonyms Edit
- (biology): bastard, crossbred/crossbreed/cross-breed, mixling
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
biology: offspring resulting from crossbreeding
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something of mixed origin
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word derived from different languages
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car that runs on both fuel and electricity
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Adjective Edit
hybrid (comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid)
- Consisting of diverse components.
- a hybrid mix of jazz and punk
- (of a car) Running on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 270:
- Brooklyn has opted for hybrid SUVs, at least, to show environmental consciousness.
Translations Edit
consisting of diverse components
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Related terms Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in American History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000 [1]
- “hybrid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hybrid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- hybrid at OneLook Dictionary Search
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybrider, definite plural hybridene)
- a hybrid
References Edit
- “hybrid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybridar, definite plural hybridane)
- a hybrid
References Edit
- “hybrid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish Edit
Noun Edit
hybrid c
- (biology) a hybrid
- (figurative) a hybrid (mix of things)
- Synonym: blandning
Declension Edit
Declension of hybrid | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hybrid | hybriden | hybrider | hybriderna |
Genitive | hybrids | hybridens | hybriders | hybridernas |
Adjective Edit
hybrid (not comparable)
- (biology) hybrid
- (figurative) hybrid (of mixed origin or composition)
Usage notes Edit
The singular indefinite neuter is avoided according to the references, but "hybrit" is what would intuitively be expected (and is attested).
Declension Edit
Inflection of hybrid | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hybrid | — | — |
Neuter singular | hybrit | — | — |
Plural | hybrida | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | hybride | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hybride | — | — |
All | hybrida | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |