høsn

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Faroese

høsn - chicken

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hǿnsn, from Proto-Germanic *hōnisīną; cognate with Icelandic hænsn, hænsni, Danish høns, Norwegian Bokmål høns, and Norwegian Nynorsk høns.

Pronunciation

Noun

høsn n (genitive singular høsns, plural høsn)

  1. (uncountable) chicken (Gallus gallus)
  2. babbler

Declension

Declension of høsn
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høsn høsnið høsn høsnini
accusative høsn høsnið høsn høsnini
dative høsni høsninum høsnum høsnunum
genitive høsns høsnsins høsna høsnanna