høns

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hœns/, [ˈhœnˀs]

Noun[edit]

høns c

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

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hœns.

Noun[edit]

høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa or hønsene)

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

Derived terms[edit]

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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)

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

Derived terms[edit]

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