ύαινα
See also: ὕαινα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina),[1] from ὗς (hûs) / σῦς (sûs, “pig”) + -αινα (-aina).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ύαινα • (ýaina) f (plural ύαινες)
- hyena
- (figurative) malicious person, especially woman
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ύαινα (ýaina) | ύαινες (ýaines) |
| genitive | ύαινας (ýainas) | υαινών (yainón) |
| accusative | ύαινα (ýaina) | ύαινες (ýaines) |
| vocative | ύαινα (ýaina) | ύαινες (ýaines) |
References
[edit]- ^ ύαινα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ ύαινα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
[edit]
ύαινα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
