English

Etymology
From Latin hibernus meaning "winter".

Pronunciation
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /<tt>"haIb@%neIt</tt>/
IPA|/�haɪb��neɪt/

Verb
en-verb|hibernat|ing

1. to spend winter time in a deep slumber thus surviving on stored nourishment within the body.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
Chinese: �� (pinyin d�ngmián; Wade-Giles: Tung1 Mien2)
Dutch: overwinteren, een winterslaap houden
Finnish: horrostaa
French: hiberner
German: Winterschlaf halten
Indonesian: hibernasi
Interlingua: hibernar
Italian: ibernare
Japanese: ���� (������, t�min-suru)
Spanish: hibernar
Turkish: kı� uykusuna yatmak

See also
estivate

Category:Sleep

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