høns
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hœns/, [ˈhœnˀs]
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hœns.
Noun
høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa or hønsene)
- (collective plural only) hens (can also mean both males and females)
See also
References
- “høns” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- høss, hyns (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Norse hǿns n pl, a form of Old Norse hǿnsn, from Proto-Germanic *hōnisīną. Cognate with Faroese høsn, hønsn, Icelandic hænsn(i), Swedish höns and Danish høns.
Noun
høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa)
- (collective plural only) hen (can also mean both males and females)
Derived terms
See also
References
- “høns” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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