höna

See also: hona, høna, and hœna

Swedish
en höna

Etymology

From Old Swedish hø̄na, from Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²høːna/, [²høə̯na]
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  • Rhymes: -²øːna

Noun

höna c

  1. hen; in particular a female chicken
    Hönor äter maskar och värper ägg
    Hens eat worms and lay eggs

Declension
Declension of höna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative höna hönan hönor hönorna
Genitive hönas hönans hönors hönornas

Derived terms

See also
  • höns (“chicken”) (usually plural)
  • kyckling (“chick”)
  • tupp (“roster, cock”)
  • tuppkyckling
  • värpa (“lay (an egg)”)

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