høns

See also: Hons and høns'

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hœns/, [ˈhœnˀs]

Noun

høns c

1. indefinite plural of høne
2. (only plural) chicken, (Gallus)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hœns.

Noun

høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa or hønsene)

1. (collective plural only) hens (can also mean both males and females)

Derived terms

• burhøns
• hønsehus

See also

• høne

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)

1. (collective plural only) hen (can also mean both males and females)

Derived terms

• hønsehus

See also

• høne

References

• “høns” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.