Polyglot Dictionary

Hyäne

/hyˈɛːnə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Hyänen

Meaning

  1. hyena

    • Die Hyäne lacht nachts.

      The hyena laughs at night.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

hyène

hyène is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

Portuguese

hiena

hiena is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

Practice

1 What does Hyäne mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ lacht nachts.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hyäne?

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