hon

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See also Hon, Hon., hón, hôn, and hồn

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Shortened from honey.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

hon (used only in the vocative)

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

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Breton [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

hon

  1. our

Czech [edit]

Noun [edit]

hon m

  1. hunt, chase

Usage notes [edit]

  • While lov may refer to any kind of hunting, hon refers only to those which involve chasing such as of ducks or fox.

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Faroese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse hón, from Proto-Germanic *hēnō. Cognate with Icelandic hún, Danish hun and Norwegian Bokmål hun.

Pronunciation [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

hon

  1. she

Declension [edit]

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

Hungarian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the archaic honn (at home).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

hon (plural honok)

  1. home, homeland, fatherland

Declension [edit]

Synonyms [edit]

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Icelandic [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

hon (personal pronoun):

  1. (archaic) she

Declension [edit]



Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

hon

  1. See ほん

Old English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Proto-Germanic *hanhaną.

Verb [edit]

hōn (strong class VII) (3 singular present hēhþ, 3 singular preterite hēng, preterite plural hēngon, past participle hangen)

  1. to hang
  2. to suspend

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Old French [edit]

Noun [edit]

hon m (oblique plural hons, nominative singular hons, nominative plural hon)

  1. Alternative form of hom.

Old Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse hón.

Pronoun [edit]

hōn

  1. she

Descendants [edit]


Rohingya [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Compare Romani kon.

Pronoun [edit]

hon

  1. who

Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse hón, from Proto-Germanic *hēnō. Cognate with Icelandic hún, Danish hun and Norwegian Bokmål hun.

Pronunciation [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

hon

  1. she

Declension [edit]

Noun [edit]

hon

  1. definite singular of ho