høns
See also: Hons and høns'
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hœns/, [ˈhœnˀs]
Noun
høns c
- plural indefinite of høne
- (only plural) chicken, (Gallus)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hœns
Noun
høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa or hønsene)
- (collective plural only) hens (can also mean both males and females)
Derived terms
- burhøns
- hønsehus
See also
- høne
References
- “høns” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hœns
Noun
høns n or pl (definite plural hønsa)
- (collective plural only) hens (as above)
Derived terms
- hønsehus
See also
- høne
References
- “høns” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.