vejrhane

Danish

Etymology

From vejr (“weather”) +‎ hane (“cock”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛrhaːnə/, [ˈvɛɐ̯ˌhæːnə]

Noun

vejrhane c (singular definite vejrhanen, plural indefinite vejrhaner)

weathercock, weather vane
turncoat, a person who changes his opinion according to the public feeling

Inflection

Declension of vejrhane

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vejrhane	vejrhanen	vejrhaner	vejrhanerne
genitive	vejrhanes	vejrhanens	vejrhaners	vejrhanernes

Synonyms

(weather vane): vindfløj
(turncoat): vendekåbe, vindbøjtel

See also

vejrhane on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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