hybrid

Known in English since 1601, but rare before c.1850. From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”).

• enPR: hī'brĭd, IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/

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• Rhymes: -aɪbɹɪd

hybrid (plural hybrids)

1. (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
2. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
   1. (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
   2. A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).

      All our family drive hybrids because they're greener.

   3. (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
   4. (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
   5. An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
   6. A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.

• (biology): bastard, crossbred/crossbreed/cross-breed, mixling

hybrid (comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid)

1. Consisting of diverse components.

   a hybrid mix of jazz and punk

2. (of a car) Running on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
   • 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 270:

     Brooklyn has opted for hybrid SUVs, at least, to show environmental consciousness.

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• hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in American History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000 [1]
• “hybrid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “hybrid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “hybrid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

From Latin hybrida.

hybrid c (singular definite hybriden, plural indefinite hybrider)

1. (biology) a hybrid
2. (figuratively) a hybrid (mix of things)

   Synonym: blanding

   1. (automotive) a hybrid vehicle

From Latin hibrida.

hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybrider, definite plural hybridene)

1. a hybrid

• “hybrid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin hibrida.

hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybridar, definite plural hybridane)

1. a hybrid

• “hybrid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

hybrid c

1. (biology) a hybrid
2. (figuratively) a hybrid (mix of things)

   Synonym: blandning

   1. (automotive) a hybrid vehicle

hybrid (not comparable)

1. (biology) hybrid
2. (figuratively) hybrid (of mixed origin or composition)

The singular indefinite neuter is avoided according to the references, but "hybrit" is what would intuitively be expected (and is attested).

• hybrid in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hybrid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hybrid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)