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høna

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See also: hona and höna

Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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høna f (genitive singular hønu, plural hønur)

  1. hen, chicken
  2. stapler

Declension

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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

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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høna m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of høne

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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høna f

  1. definite singular of høne

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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hø̄na f

  1. hen

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: höna