huon

Abau

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hu.on/

Noun

huon class I gender f

  1. wild fowl

References

  • Lock, Arnold Hugo. 2011. Abau Grammar. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages 57. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL-PNG Academic Publications. Available online.
    • p.165, Ex. 45 (used as an example)
    • p.410 (feminine gender noted in the narrative)
    • p.420, Table 21 (listed under Class 1, Feminine)

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈhʊɔ̯n/

Noun

huon n

  1. hen

Declension

Declension of huon (strong neuter with plural in -er)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein daȥ huon diu hüener
genitive eines dës huones dër hüener
dative eime dëm huone dën hüenern
accusative ein daȥ huon diu hüener

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: Hue
  • Central Franconian: Hohn, Huhn (southern Moselle Franconian), Honn (Aachen)
  • Cimbrian: huun
  • German: Huhn
  • Luxembourgish: Hong
  • Yiddish: הון (hun)
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