iena

See also: iêna

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sew-?
Proto-Indo-European *sewH-?
Proto-Indo-European *suH-
Proto-Hellenic *hūs
Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Ancient Greek -νος (-nos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.
Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă)
Ancient Greek -ῐνᾰ (-ĭnă)der.
Ancient Greek -αινα (-aina)
Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina)bor.
Latin hyaena
Italian iena

    From Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina, “a sow”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.na/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ɛna
    • Hyphenation: iè‧na

    Noun

    iena f (plural iene)

    1. hyena

    References

    1. ^ iena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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