HIBERNATE
Hi"ber*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hibernating.] Etym: [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernu wintry.
See Hibernal.]
Defn: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.
HIBERNATION
Hi`ber*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hibernation.]
Defn: The act or state of hibernating. Evelyn.
HIBERNIAN
Hi*ber"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Hibernia, Ireland.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish.
— n.
Defn: A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.
HIBERNICISM; HIBERNIANISM
Hi*ber"ni*cism, Hi*ber"ni*an*ism, n.
Defn: An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. Todd.
HIBERNO-CELTIC
Hi*ber"no-Celt"ic, n.