mariuhøna

Faroese

Etymology

Compound of Maria (“the Virgin Mary”) +‎ høna (“hen”), compare Danish mariehøne, Icelandic maríuhæna, Norwegian marihøne and English ladybug.

Noun

mariuhøna f (genitive singular mariuhønu, plural mariuhønur)

  1. ladybug, ladybird (Any beetle of the taxonomic family Coccinellidae)

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mariuhøna mariuhønan mariuhønur mariuhønurnar
accusative mariuhønu mariuhønuna mariuhønur mariuhønurnar
dative mariuhønu mariuhønuni mariuhønum mariuhønunum
genitive mariuhønu mariuhønunnar mariuhøna mariuhønanna
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