Henne

See also: henne and henné

German

Etymology

From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna, from Proto-Germanic *hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-. Compare Dutch hen, English hen, Danish høne, Icelandic hæna. See also Huhn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnə/
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Noun

Henne f (genitive Henne, plural Hennen)

hen (female chicken)

Usage notes

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

Declension of Henne

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Henne	die	Hennen
genitive	einer	der	Henne	der	Hennen
dative	einer	der	Henne	den	Hennen
accusative	eine	die	Henne	die	Hennen

Synonyms

Huhn

Related terms

Hahn

Further reading

Henne in Duden online

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