rapphöna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish raphōns, from Middle Low German raphōn (“partridge”), possibly from Proto-Slavic *arębъ (“partridge”). Compare origin of German Rebhuhn.

Noun

rapphöna c

1. a partridge (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)
2. a kind of horse carriage

Declension

Declension of rapphöna

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rapphöna	rapphönas
	definite	rapphönan	rapphönans
plural	indefinite	rapphönor	rapphönors
	definite	rapphönorna	rapphönornas

Related terms

• rapphöns

Further reading

• “rapphöna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)