høne

See also: hone, Hone, and Hōne

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hœːnə/, [ˈhœːnə], [ˈhœːn̩]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

høne c (singular definite hønen, plural indefinite høner or høns)

1. hen
2. chicken (as a food)
3. chicken, (Gallus)

Inflection

Declension of høne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	høne	hønen	høner høns	hønerne hønsene
genitive	hønes	hønens	høners høns'	hønernes hønsenes

Derived terms

• hønsefarm c
• hønsehus n
• hønsekødsuppe c
• hønseri n
• hønsestige c

Related terms

• hane c

See also

• kylling c

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

høne m or f (definite singular høna or hønen, indefinite plural høner or høns, definite plural hønene)

1. a hen (female bird of Gallus gallus domesticus, and some other species).
2. a fanny (UK slang)
3. (sports) a shuttlecock

Usage notes

The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively.

Synonyms

• fjærball (shuttlecock)

Derived terms

• burhøne

Related terms

• hane

See also

• kylling

References

• “høne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Høner med ekte gåsefjør. (shuttlecocks with goose feathers)

Etymology

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

Noun

høne f (plural høna)

1. a hen
2. a fanny (UK slang)
3. (sports) a shuttlecock

Usage notes

The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively.

Synonyms

• fjørball (shuttlecock)

Related terms

• hane
• kylling

References

• “høne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.