Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

Vṛddhi-derivative of *hanô (cock, rooster)[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*hōną n

  1. hen, chicken

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hōną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hōną *hōnō
vocative *hōną *hōnō
accusative *hōną *hōnō
genitive *hōnas, *hōnis *hōnǫ̂
dative *hōnai *hōnamaz
instrumental *hōnō *hōnamiz

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “honiz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240