Definition
a winter shelter or refuge where an animal hibernates; a den, cave, or protected place used during winter dormancy.
Etymology
From Latin 'hibernaculum,' literally 'a place for wintering,' derived from 'hibernare' (to spend the winter) and the locative suffix '-culum'; entered scientific English in the 18th-19th centuries.
Kelly Says
Hibernaculum literally means 'winter-house' in Latin, and it perfectly captures how animals don't just sleep through winter—they actively select and prepare specific safe spaces like humans choose their homes!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዝምብም ቦታ
zim-bim bo-ta
ARالعربية
مأوى الشتاء
ma'wi ash-shitaa'
BNবাংলা
শীতকালীন ঘর
sheet-ka-leen ghor
CACatalà
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
CSČeština
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
DADansk
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
DEDeutsch
Hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
ELΕλληνικά
υπέρχειρο
y-per-che-iro
ESEspañol
hibernaculo
e-ber-na-ku-lo
FAفارسی
یخچال زمستانی
yek-chaal ze-mistaani
FISuomi
hibernaatiopaikka
hi-ber-na-tio-pai-kka
FRFrançais
hibernaculum
e-ber-na-ku-lum
GUGU
શિયાળાનું રહેણું
shiyaala nu rehanu
HAHA
gidan tsakiya
gi-dan tsaki-ya
HEעברית
מקום שינה
makom shina
HIहिन्दी
शांत स्थान
shaant sthaan
HUMagyar
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
IDBahasa Indonesia
tempat hibernasi
tempat hi-ber-na-si
IGIG
akụkụ ịgụ ụtọ
a-ku-ku i-gu u-to
ITItaliano
hibernaculo
e-ber-na-ku-lo
KKKK
сәуіржай ортасы
sau-ir-jay or-ta-sy
KMKM
ទន្ទឹម រាត្រី
ton-dtem ra-trie
KO한국어
동면처
dong-myeon-cheo
MRMR
शांत जागा
shaant ja-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
tempat hibernasi
tempat hi-ber-na-si
MYမြန်မာ
အကျောက် ပြည်
a-kyaw-k ye-pyi
NLNederlands
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
NONorsk
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
PAPA
ਠੰਡਾ ਥਾਂ
thanda thaan
PLPolski
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
PTPortuguês
hibernáculo
e-ber-na-ku-lo
RORomână
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
RUРусский
зимовье
zi-mov-ye
SVSvenska
hibernaculum
hi-ber-na-ku-lum
SWKiswahili
mahali pa kuzimwa
ma-ha-li pa ku-zim-wa
TAதமிழ்
சேதனம்
se-tha-nam
TEతెలుగు
చల్లగా ఉండే ప్రదేశం
challaga un-de pra-desham
THไทย
ที่พักหนาว
tee pak naao
TLTL
lugar ng pagtulog sa taglamig
loo-gar ng pa-gu-tog sa ta-glay-mig
TRTürkçe
kış uykusu yeri
kish uy-ku-su ye-ri
UKУкраїнська
гібернакум
hi-ber-na-kum
URاردو
سردیوں کا گھر
sar-di-yon ka ghar
VITiếng Việt
nơi ngủ đông
noi ngu dong
ZH中文
冬眠场所
dōngmián chǎngsuǒ
ZUZU
ikhaya lelihlwa
i-kha-ya le-li-hlwa