høns
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
høns c
- indefinite plural of høne
- (only plural) chicken, (Gallus)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa or hønsene)
- (collective plural only) hens (can also mean both males and females)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “høns” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa)
- (collective plural only) hen (can also mean both males and females)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “høns” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish non-lemma forms
- Danish noun forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål pluralia tantum
- nb:Birds
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk pluralia tantum
- nn:Birds