Hohn

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === Huhn (southern Moselle Franconian) Honn (Aachen) === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hoːn/ === Noun === Hohn n (plural Höhner or Hehner or Hohnder, diminutive Höhnche or Hehnche) (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) chicken; hen ca. 1970, Blom un Blömcher, Ov de Hohn bes oder Hahn (carnival song) ==== Usage notes ==== The plural is Höhner in Ripuarian, Hehner in Moselle Franconian. Hohnder is a dated variant, chiefly in Ripuarian. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hōn, from Old High German hōna, from Proto-Germanic *haunō, related with Proto-West Germanic *haunijan, << Proto-Germanic *haunijaną (“to shame; embarrass; humiliate”), whence English hean; see there. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hoːn/ Rhymes: -oːn === Noun === Hohn m (strong, genitive Hohnes or Hohns, no plural) mockery; scorn; derision Synonym: Spott ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== höhnisch ==== Related terms ==== höhnen === Further reading === “Hohn” in Duden online “Hohn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache