hon

See also: hon hon hon and Appendix:Variations of "hon"

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English

Etymology 1

Shortened from honey.

Alternative forms

• hun

Pronunciation

• enPR: hŭn, IPA^(key): /hʌn/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: Hun

Noun

hon

1. (used only to address someone) honey, sweetheart (used as a term of endearment)

Etymology 2

• Clipping of come on with devoicing of /m/. Compare c'mon.

Alternative spellings

• 'hon, h'on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m̥ɑn] , IPA^(key): /hmɒn/ , IPA^(key): /hɒn/

Interjection

1. (Ireland, slang); (typically) cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo
   • 2013 September 9, Rosita Boland "Feelings of relief and anti-climax in Ennis car park" The Irish Times

     “Hon the Banner!” is the single-minded mantra being roared everywhere else.

   • 2016 August 17, Jennifer Dollard "Seagulls cover Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage'" Today FM:

     We're not normally impressed by this kind of stuff but h'on the lads! This is pretty good.

   • 2017 March 16, Amy O'Connor "GQ did a swanky photoshoot in loads of Dublin pubs with the star of Beauty and the Beast" Daily Edge:

     To coincide with the film’s release, GQ recently enlisted the actor to take part in a photoshoot in some of Dublin’s most beloved pubs. ... Hon Dublin!

   • 2017 April 7, Johnny Watterson, John O'Sullivan, "Liveblog: US Masters: Day One" The Irish Times:

     22:23 BIRDIE: Lowry (-2) can't find the bottom of the cup with his eagle putt but taps in for birdie. Hon the Offalyman. He's one behind the leaders, McGirt and Hoffman

Anagrams

• HNO, NOH, Noh, noh, ohn

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Breton

Determiner

hon

1. our

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Czech

Noun

hon m

1. hunt, chase

Usage notes

• While lov may refer to any kind of hunting, hon refers only to those which involve chasing such as of ducks or fox.

Related terms

• honit

See also

• lov

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hón, from Proto-Germanic *hēnō. Cognate with Icelandic hún, Danish hun and Norwegian Bokmål hun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hoːn]

Pronoun

hon

1. she

Declension

Faroese personal pronouns

Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn)
Singular (eintal)	1st person	2nd person	3rd person masc.	3rd person fem.	3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	eg, jeg	tú	hann	hon	tað
Accusative (hvønnfall)	meg, mjeg	teg, tjeg		hana
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mær	tær	honum	henni	tí
Genitive (hvørsfall)	mín	tín	hansara, hans†	hennara, hennar†	tess
Plural (fleirtal)	1st person	2nd person	3rd person masc.	3rd person fem.	3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall)	vit	tit	teir	tær	tey
Accusative (hvønnfall)	okkum	tykkum
Dative (hvørjumfall)			teimum, teim†
Genitive (hvørsfall)	okkara	tykkara	teirra

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the archaic honn (“at home”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhon]

• Audio

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Noun

hon (plural honok)

1. home, homeland, fatherland

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	hon	honok
accusative	hont	honokat
dative	honnak	honoknak
instrumental	honnal	honokkal
causal-final	honért	honokért
translative	honná	honokká
terminative	honig	honokig
essive-formal	honként	honokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	honban	honokban
superessive	honon	honokon
adessive	honnál	honoknál
illative	honba	honokba
sublative	honra	honokra
allative	honhoz	honokhoz
elative	honból	honokból
delative	honról	honokról
ablative	hontól	honoktól

Possessive forms of hon
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	honom	honaim
2nd person sing.	honod	honaid
3rd person sing.	hona	honai
1st person plural	honunk	honaink
2nd person plural	honotok	honaitok
3rd person plural	honuk	honaik

Synonyms

• haza

Derived terms

• honi
• hontalan

(Compound words):

• honfi
• honfoglalás
• honlap
• honvágy
• honvéd
• honvédelem

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German havēn, northern variant of habēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔn/

Verb

hon

1. to have

   Ich hon en groses Haus.

   I have a big house.

Inflection

Conjugation of hon

infinitive	hon
past participle	gehad
	present tense	past tense	conditional tense
1st person singular	hon	had	häd
2nd person singular	host	hast	häst
3rd person singular	hod	had	häd
1st person  plural	hon	hade	häde
2nd person plural	hod	had	häd
3rd person plural	hon	hade	häde

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

• hún
• hón (archaic)

Pronoun

hon (personal pronoun):

1. (archaic) she

Declension

  Icelandic personal pronouns

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	ég, eg†, ek†	þú	hann	hún, hon†, hón†	það, þat†
accusative	mig, mik†	þig, þik†	hann	hana	það, þat†
dative	mér	þér	honum, hánum†	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	hans	hennar	þess
plural	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	við	þið, þit†	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	okkur	ykkur	þá	þær	þau
dative	okkur	ykkur	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	okkar	ykkar	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra

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Japanese

Romanization

hon

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほん

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanhaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːn/

Verb

hōn (3 singular present hēhþ, 3 singular preterite hēng, preterite plural hēngon, past participle ġehangen)

1. to hang
2. to suspend

Conjugation

Conjugation of hōn (strong class 7)

infinitive	hōn	tō hōnne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hō	hēng
2nd-person singular	hēhst	hēnge
3rd-person singular	hēhþ	hēng
plural	hōþ	hēngon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	hō	hēnge
plural	hōn	hēngen
imperative
singular	hōh
plural	hōþ
participle	present	past
	hōnde	ġehangen

Derived terms

• āhōn
• behōn
• ġehōn
• ymbhōn

Descendants

• Middle English: hōn, hangen, hongen
  • English: hang

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Old French

Noun

hon m

1. Alternative form of hom

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hón, from Proto-Germanic *hēnō.

Pronoun

hōn

1. she

Declension

Old Swedish personal pronouns

	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
				masculine	feminine	neuter
singular
nominative	iak, iæk	þū	—	han	hōn	þæt
accusative	mik	þik	sik	han	hana, hōna	þæt
dative	mǣr, mik	þǣr, þik	sǣr, sik	hōnum, hānum	hænni	þȳ, þī
genitive	mīn	þīn	sīn	hans	hænna(r)	þæs
dual
nominative	vit	it	—	—	—	—
accusative	oker	*iker	sik	—	—	—
dative	oker	*iker	sǣr, sik	—	—	—
genitive	okar	*ikar	sīn	—	—	—
plural
nominative	vī(r)	ī(r)	—	þē(r)	þā(r)	þø̄n, þē(n)
accusative	os, ōs	iþer	sik	þā	þā(r)	þø̄n, þē(n)
dative	os, ōs	iþer	sǣr, sik	þēm, þø̄m, þom	þēm, þø̄m, þom	þēm, þø̄m, þom
genitive	vār	iþar	sīn	þēra	þēra	þēra

Descendants

• Swedish: hon

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Rohingya

Etymology

Cognate with Assamese কোন (kün), Hindi कौन (kaun), Romani kon.

Pronoun

hon

1. who

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hōn, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Germanic *hēnō. Cognate with Icelandic hún, Danish hun and Norwegian Bokmål hun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʊn/

• audio

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Pronoun

hon

1. she; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun in the nominative case

   Hon är mycket vacker.

   She is very beautiful.

2. it (for certain nouns that were feminine in Old Swedish)

   Vad är hon?

   What (time) is it?

   Går hon bra?

   Is it (the car) working all right?

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

	subject	object	possessive
singular	full	full	common	neuter	plural
1st person	jag	mig	min	mitt	mina
2nd person	du	dig	din	ditt	dina
3rd person masculine	han	honom	hans
3rd person feminine	hon	henne	hennes
3rd person gender-neutral	hen*	hen*/henom*	hens*
3rd person common	den	den	dess
3rd person neuter	det	det	dess
3rd person indefinite	man/en	en	ens
3rd person reflexive	—	sig	sin	sitt	sina
plural
1st person	vi	oss	vår	vårt	våra
2nd person	ni	er eder (dated)	er	ert	era
3rd person	de	dem	deras
3rd person reflexive	—	sig	sin	sitt	sina

*Not universally accepted.

Noun

hon

1. definite singular of ho

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

hon

1. to have

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔn/

Pronoun

hon f (masculine hwn, neuter hyn)

1. this

Related terms

• honno

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Zuni

Pronoun

hon

1. First person dual subject (medial position)

   we two

2. First person plural subject (medial position)

   we (three or more)

Related terms

• ho'na'
• ho'n'aawan

See also

Zuni personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person (medial)			ho'	hon	hon
1st person (final)			hoo'o	ho'no	ho'no
2nd person (medial)			to'	ton	ton
2nd person (final)			too'o	to'no	to'no
3rd person (medial)			—	'aachi	—
3rd person (final)			—	'aachi	—