hybrid

== English == === Etymology === From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850. === Pronunciation === enPR: hī'brĭd, IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ Rhymes: -aɪbɹɪd === Noun === hybrid (plural hybrids) (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains. Synonyms: bastard, crossbreed, mixing Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun). (computing) A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer. (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike. (electronics) An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB. (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood. (linguistics) A word that is internally macaronic, its elements being derived from different languages. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === hybrid (comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid) Of or composed of mixed origin or composition. Of a car, running on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun). (animation) Involving both 2D and 3D animation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === === See also === transgenic cultivar === References === 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 [2] “hybrid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hybrid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hybrid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin hybrida. === Noun === hybrid c (singular definite hybriden, plural indefinite hybrider) (biology) a hybrid (figuratively) a hybrid (mix of things) Synonym: blanding (automotive) a hybrid vehicle ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin hybrida. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hy.ˈbʁiːt/ === Adjective === hybrid (strong nominative masculine singular hybrider, not comparable) (biology) hybrid ==== Derived terms ==== hybrider Krieg == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin hibrida. === Noun === hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybrider, definite plural hybridene) a hybrid === References === “hybrid” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin hibrida. === Noun === hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybridar, definite plural hybridane) a hybrid === References === “hybrid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hybride, from Latin hybrida, influenced by Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris). === Noun === hybrid c (biology) a hybrid (figuratively) a hybrid (mix of things) Synonym: blandning (automotive) a hybrid vehicle ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === hybrid (not comparable) (biology) hybrid (figuratively) hybrid (of mixed origin or composition) ==== Usage notes ==== The singular indefinite neuter is avoided according to the references, but "hybrit" is what would intuitively be expected (and is attested). ==== Declension ==== === References === hybrid in Svensk ordbok (SO) hybrid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hybrid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) hybrid in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)