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Hyäne
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hyæne
German
Etymology
de la hyaena, from de grc ὕαινα. At first also gmh hientier (15th century). According to Pliny the Elder Pliny, precious stones called la hyaenia are won from hyena eyes, whence gmh hiennia kind of gem, perhaps already goh hiena handle made of gemstone.
Pronunciation
de /hyˈɛːnə/ [hyˈɛːnə] [hyˈjɛːnə] [hyˈʔɛːnə]
de /hyˈeːnə/ /hiˈɛːnə/ /hiˈeːnə/ variants
de De-Hyäne.ogg [hyˈjɛːnə] <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɛːnə 3
Noun
f in[rare]
hyena animal
Declension
f
Further reading
de Hyaenids