kornhæna

Icelandic

Etymology

From korn (“corn; grain”) +‎ hæna (“hen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔrtnˌhaiːna/

Noun

kornhæna f (genitive singular kornhænu, nominative plural kornhænur)

  1. quail (Any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae or of the family Odontophoridae)
  2. common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Declension

Declension of kornhæna (feminine, based on hæna)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kornhæna kornhænan kornhænur kornhænurnar
accusative kornhænu kornhænuna kornhænur kornhænurnar
dative kornhænu kornhænunni kornhænum kornhænunum
genitive kornhænu kornhænunnar kornhæna kornhænanna
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