hinny C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈhɪni/ UK /ˈhɪni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey A hinny is generally smaller and rarer than a mule. Thesaurus Word family Related forms mule Etymology AI details From Latin hinnus ('mule, hinny'), from Ancient Greek innos or ginnos ('a small mule'), of uncertain ultimate origin. hinnus Latin ἵννος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hinny **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɪni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɪni/ ## Meanings 1. the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey ## Examples - A hinny is generally smaller and rarer than a mule. ## Related Forms - mule ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hinnus - Root: ἵννος ## Etymology From Latin hinnus ('mule, hinny'), from Ancient Greek innos or ginnos ('a small mule'), of uncertain ultimate origin. ## AI Etymology hinny comes from Latin hinnus ('mule, hinny'), from Ancient Greek innos or ginnos ('a small mule'), of uncertain ultimate origin. The path is chiefly one of transmission: the word passes through the named languages and forms, with each stage preserving part of the modern shape. The etymology remains cautious where the history is cautious: comparisons, echoic formation, or disputed derivation do not make the ancestry more definite than the forms actually named. In present English, the noun sense is "the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as mule. The named historical forms include Latin hinnus and Ancient Greek ἵννος. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown