rapphöna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish raphōns, from Middle Low German raphōn (“partridge”), possibly from Proto-Slavic *arębъ (“partridge”). Compare origin of German Rebhuhn.

Noun

rapphöna c

  1. a partridge (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)
  2. a kind of horse carriage

Declension

Declension of rapphöna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rapphöna rapphönas
definite rapphönan rapphönans
plural indefinite rapphönor rapphönors
definite rapphönorna rapphönornas

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