hon

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Shortened from honey.

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Singular
hon

Plural
used only in the vocative

hon (used only in the vocative)

  1. Honey, sweetheart (used as a term of endearment).

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hon

  1. our

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hon m.

  1. hunt, chase

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  • While lov may refer to any kind of hunting, hon refers only to those which involve chasing:
    lov kačen - hunting of ducks
    lov/hon na lišku - a fox hunt

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hon

  1. she

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Personal pronouns - Persónsfornøvn
Singular (eintal) 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative (hvørfall) eg hann hon tað
Accusative (hvønnfall) meg teg hana
Dative (hvørjumfall) mær tær honum henni
Genitive (hvørsfall) mín tín hansara hennara tess
Plural (fleirtal) 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative (hvørfall) vit tit teir tær tey
Accusative (hvønnfall) okkum tykkum
Dative (hvørjumfall) teimum
Genitive (hvørsfall) okkara tykkara teirra



[edit] Hungarian

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From the archaic honn (at home).

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hon (plural honok)

  1. home, homeland, fatherland

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[edit] Icelandic

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hon (personal pronoun):

  1. (archaic) she

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Icelandic personal pronouns
singular first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative ég, eg, ek þú hann hún, hon, hón það, þat
accusative mig, mik þig, þik hann hana það, þat
dative mér þér honum, hánum henni því
genitive mín þín hans hennar þess
plural first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative við þið, þit þeir þær þau
accusative okkur ykkur þá þær þau
dative okkur ykkur þeim þeim þeim
genitive okkar ykkar þeirra þeirra þeirra



[edit] Japanese

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hon (hiragana ほん)

  1. : book

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[edit] Old English

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Proto-Germanic *hahan.

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hōn (past heng, past participle hangen)

  1. To hang.
  2. To suspend.

[edit] Rohingya

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Compare Romani kon.

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hon

  1. who

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse hón < Proto-Norse *hānō. Cognate with Icelandic hón, Danish hun and Norwegian Bokmål hun.

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hon

  1. she
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[edit] Noun

hon

  1. definite form singular of ho.