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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	höna	hönas
	definite	hönan	hönans
plural	indefinite	hönor	hönors
	definite	hönorna	hönornas

Derived terms

• göra en höna av en fjäder
• sothöna

Related terms

• hane
• höns

See also

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

References

• höna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• höna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• höna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Hanö