höna

See also: hona, høna, and hœna

Swedish

Etymology

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

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Noun

höna c

  1. hen; in particular a female chicken
    Hönor äter maskar.
    Hens eat worms.

Declension
Declension of höna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative höna hönan hönor hönorna
Genitive hönas hönans hönors hönornas

Derived terms

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