hibernation

English

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Alternative forms

• hybernation

Etymology

From Latin hibernatio.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hibernation (countable and uncountable; plural hibernations)

1. (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
2. (computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

Translations

state of inactivity during winter

• Armenian: ձմեռում (hy) (jmeṙum)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冬眠 (cmn) (dōngmián)

• Czech: zimní spánek (cs)
• Dutch: winterslaap (nl)
• Esperanto: vintra dormo (eo)
• Finnish: talvihorros (fi), horros (fi), talviuni (fi)
• French: hibernation (fr) f
• German: Winterschlaf (de) m
• Japanese: 冬眠 (ja) (とうみん, tōmin)

• Malay: hibernasi (ms)
• Polish: sen zimowy (pl) m
• Russian: зимняя спячка (ru) (zímnjaja spjáčka) f, гибернация (ru) (gibernácija) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cadal-geamhraidh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: zimski san (sh)
• Spanish: hibernación (es) f, aletargamiento (es) m, sueño invernal (es)
• Turkish: kış uykusu (tr)
• Volapük: nifüpaslip (vo)