agerhøne
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse akrhœna, composed of akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”) and Old Norse hœna (“hen”).
Noun
agerhøne c (singular definite agerhønen, plural indefinite agerhøns)
- grey partridge
Inflection
Declension of agerhøne
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | agerhøne | agerhønen | agerhøns | agerhønsene |
| genitive | agerhønes | agerhønens | agerhøns' | agerhønsenes |
References
- “agerhøne” in Den Danske Ordbog