höna

See also: hona, høna, and hœna

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²høːna/, [²høə̯na]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -²øːna

Noun

höna c

  1. hen; in particular a female chicken
    Hönor äter maskar och värper ägg
    Hens eat worms and lay eggs

Declension

Declension of höna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite höna hönas
definite hönan hönans
plural indefinite hönor hönors
definite hönorna hönornas

Derived terms

See also

  • höns (“chicken”) (usually plural)
  • kyckling (“chick”)
  • tupp (“roster, cock”)
  • tuppkyckling
  • värpa (“lay (an egg)”)

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