håna

See also: hana

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hônen, from Old Saxon hōnian, from Proto-West Germanic *haunijan (“to humiliate”). Compare Danish håne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hoːna/

Verb

håna (present hånar, preterite hånade, supine hånat, imperative håna)

  1. to mock, deride, make fun of
    Synonyms: begabba, bespotta, driva med, förlöjliga, göra narr av, narra, reta, smäda
    De hånade honom för hans omoderna klädsel.
    They made fun of him for his outdated clothes.
    Han hånades för sin lantliga klädsel.
    He was mocked because of his rustic clothes.

Conjugation

Conjugation of håna (weak)
active passive
infinitive håna hånas
supine hånat hånats
imperative håna —
imper. plural1 hånen —
present past present past
indicative hånar hånade hånas hånades
ind. plural1 håna hånade hånas hånades
subjunctive2 håne hånade hånes hånades
present participle hånande
past participle hånad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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