Henne

See also:henne,andhenné

Alemannic German

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germanhenne,fromOld High Germanhenna.Cognate withGermanHenne,Dutchhen,Englishhen,Icelandichæna.

Noun

Hennef

1. (Uri)hen(female chicken)

References

• Abegg, Emil,(1911)Die Mundart von Urseren(Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

German

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germanhenne,fromOld High Germanhenna.CompareDutchhen,Englishhen,Danishhøne,Icelandichæna.See alsoHuhn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈhɛnə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Hennef(genitiveHenne,pluralHennen)

1. hen(female chicken)

   Synonym:Huhn

   MeineHennehat schon Eier gelegt.

   Myhenhas already laid eggs.

Usage notes

• In western and parts of northern Germany, the wordHenneis rarely used and only the synonymHuhnis common.Hennemight still be used in these regions when the specification of the female is of particular importance to the context, chiefly in the plural.

Declension

Declension ofHenne[feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Henne	die	Hennen
genitive	einer	der	Henne	der	Hennen
dative	einer	der	Henne	den	Hennen
accusative	eine	die	Henne	die	Hennen

Related terms

• Hahn

Further reading

• “Henne”inDudenonline
• “Henne”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache