OpenEtymology

WORD FAMILY

hibern

winter

Related forms: hibern · 3 words in this dictionary

Related words

Shared components, not spelling prefixes
3 words

(of some animals) to spend the winter in a state like deep sleep

hibern+ate

Shared component: hibern · winter

the state of spending the winter in a deep sleep, as some animals do.

hibern+ation

Shared component: hibern · winter

hibernatingExtended relation

(of an animal) spending the winter in a dormant state

hibern+at+ing

Extended relation: hibern · winter