mariehøne

Danish

Etymology

From Marie (“Virgin Mary”) +‎ høne (“hen, chicken”). Compare Icelandic maríuhæna and Norwegian marihøne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mariːəhœːnə/, [mɑˈʁiːˀəˌhœːnə], [maˈʁiːˀəˌhœːnə]

Noun

mariehøne c (singular definite mariehønen, plural indefinite mariehøner or mariehøns)

  1. lady beetle, ladybug, ladybird

Inflection

Declension of mariehøne
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mariehøne mariehønen mariehøner
mariehøns 		mariehønerne
mariehønsene
genitive mariehønes mariehønens mariehøners
mariehøns' 		mariehønernes
mariehønsenes

Further reading

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