høna

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See also: hona and höna

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

høna f (genitive singular hønu, plural hønur)

  1. hen, chicken
  2. stapler

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative høna hønan hønur hønurnar
accusative hønu hønuna hønur hønurnar
dative hønu hønuni hønum hønunum
genitive hønu hønunnar høna hønanna

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

høna m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of høne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

høna f

  1. definite singular of høne

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ.

Noun

hø̄na f

  1. hen

Declension

Declension of hø̄na (on-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hø̄na hø̄nan hø̄nu(r), -o(r) hø̄nuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative hø̄nu, -o hø̄nuna, -ona hø̄nu(r), -o(r) hø̄nuna(r), -ona(r)
dative hø̄nu, -o hø̄nunni, -onne hø̄num, -om hø̄numin, -omen
genitive hø̄nu, -o hø̄nunna(r), -onna(r) hø̄na hø̄nanna

Descendants

  • Swedish: höna
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