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Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish höns, from Old Norse hœns, hæns (“hens, poultry, fowl”, collectively).
Noun
[edit]höns n
- (usually in the plural) chicken, fowl (bird of the genus Gallus, especially Gallus gallus domesticus)
- Vi har höns
- We have chickens
- mata hönsen
- feed the chickens
- springa omkring som yra höns
- run around like headless [dizzy] chickens (idiomatic)
Declension
[edit]Declension of höns | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | höns | hönset | höns | hönsen |
Genitive | höns | hönsets | höns | hönsens |