Henne
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna. Cognate with German Henne, Dutch hen, English hen, Icelandic hæna.
Noun edit
Henne f
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna. Compare Dutch hen, English hen, Danish høne, Icelandic hæna. See also Huhn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Henne f (genitive Henne, plural Hennen)
Usage notes edit
- In western and parts of northern Germany, the word Henne is rarely used and only the synonym Huhn is common. Henne might still be used in these regions when the specification of the female is of particular importance to the context, chiefly in the plural.
Declension edit
Declension of Henne [feminine]