ύαινα
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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]
declension of ύαινα
References[edit]
- ^ ύαινα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ 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
