høne

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See also: hone, Hone, and Hōne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (to sing), *kana-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hœːnə/, ,
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Noun

høne c (singular definite hønen, plural indefinite høner or høns)

  1. hen
  2. chicken (as a food)
  3. chicken, (Gallus)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (to sing), *kana-.

Noun

høne m or f (definite singular høna or hønen, indefinite plural høner or høns, definite plural hønene)

  1. a hen (female bird of Gallus gallus domesticus, and some other species).
  2. a fanny (UK slang)
  3. (sports) a shuttlecock

Usage notes

The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Høner med ekte gåsefjør. (shuttlecocks with goose feathers)

Etymology

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (to sing), *kana-.

Noun

høne f (plural høna)

  1. a hen
  2. a fanny (UK slang)
  3. (sports) a shuttlecock

Usage notes

The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively.

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