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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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Declension of høna
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