vejrhane
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From vejr (“weather”) + hane (“cock”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vejrhane c (singular definite vejrhanen, plural indefinite vejrhaner)
- weathercock, weather vane
- turncoat, a person who changes his opinion according to the public feeling
InflectionEdit
Declension of vejrhane
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vejrhane | vejrhanen | vejrhaner | vejrhanerne |
genitive | vejrhanes | vejrhanens | vejrhaners | vejrhanernes |
SynonymsEdit
- (weather vane): vindfløj
- (turncoat): vendekåbe, vindbøjtel
See alsoEdit
- vejrhane on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da