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hona

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See also: höna and høna

Old Frisian

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Ēn hona.

Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hanō, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (to sing). Cognates include Old English hana, Old Saxon hano and Old Dutch *hano.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hona m

  1. rooster, cock

Descendants

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  • North Frisian: hon, höön
  • Saterland Frisian: Hone
  • West Frisian: hoanne

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *haunijō, *hauniz, whence also the Old English adjective hēan.

Noun

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hōna m

  1. mock

Descendants

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Swazi

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Verb

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-hóna

  1. to snore

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From the pronoun hon.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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hona c

  1. female (of animals, sometimes also plants, rarely of humans)

Declension

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Antonyms

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Anagrams

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-o-na.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhʲo.na]
  • Hyphenation: ho‧na

Determiner

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hona

  1. (inalienable, indefinite) his, her

See also

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 325