vejrhane
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vejr (“weather”) + hane (“cock”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vejrhane c (singular definite vejrhanen, plural indefinite vejrhaner)
- weathercock, weather vane
- turncoat, a person who changes his opinion according to the public feeling
Inflection
[edit]Declension of vejrhane
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vejrhane | vejrhanen | vejrhaner | vejrhanerne |
genitive | vejrhanes | vejrhanens | vejrhaners | vejrhanernes |
Synonyms
[edit]- (weather vane): vindfløj
- (turncoat): vendekåbe, vindbøjtel
See also
[edit]- vejrhane on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da