høne

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hœːnə/, [ˈhœːnə], [ˈhœːn̩] === Noun === høne c (singular definite hønen, plural indefinite høner or høns) hen chicken (as a food) chicken, (Gallus) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hønsefarm c hønsehus n hønsekødsuppe c hønseri n hønsestige c ==== Related terms ==== hane c === See also === kylling c == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-. === Noun === høne m or f (definite singular høna or hønen, indefinite plural høner or høns, definite plural hønene) a hen (female bird of Gallus gallus domesticus, and some other species). a fanny (UK slang) (sports) a shuttlecock ==== Usage notes ==== The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively. ==== Synonyms ==== fjærball (shuttlecock) ==== Derived terms ==== burhøne ==== Related terms ==== hane === See also === kylling === References === “høne” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-. === Noun === høne f (plural høna) a hen a fanny (UK slang) (sports) a shuttlecock Synonym: fjørball ==== Usage notes ==== The plural høns is listed separately in dictionaries, and can also mean males and females collectively. ==== Related terms ==== hane kylling === References === “høne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.