rapphöna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish raphōns, from Middle Low German raphōn (“partridge”), possibly from Proto-Slavic *arębъ (“partridge”). Compare origin of German Rebhuhn.

Noun

rapphöna c

1. a partridge (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)
2. a kind of horse carriage

Declension

Declension of rapphöna
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rapphöna	rapphönan	rapphönor	rapphönorna
Genitive	rapphönas	rapphönans	rapphönors	rapphönornas

Related terms

• rapphöns

Further reading

• rapphöna in Svensk ordbok.