vejrhane

Danish

Etymology

From vejr (“weather”) +‎ hane (“cock”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛrhaːnə/, [ˈvɛɐ̯ˌhæːnə]

Noun

vejrhane c (singular definite vejrhanen, plural indefinite vejrhaner)

  1. weathercock, weather vane
  2. turncoat, a person who changes his opinion according to the public feeling

Inflection

Declension of vejrhane
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vejrhane vejrhanen vejrhaner vejrhanerne
genitive vejrhanes vejrhanens vejrhaners vejrhanernes

Synonyms

  • (weather vane): vindfløj
  • (turncoat): vendekåbe, vindbøjtel

See also

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