hiene

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === heyene, hiena, hyane, hyene, iana === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French hiene, from Medieval Latin hyēna, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina). Some forms are rebuilt on the Latin etymon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iːˈɛːn(ə)/, /iːˈaːn(ə)/, /-naː/ === Noun === hiene (plural hienes) hyena ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: hyena ==== References ==== “hiēne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Romanian == === Noun === hiene inflection of hienă: indefinite nominative/accusative/genitive/dative plural indefinite genitive/dative singular