German

Noun

Henne f ‎(genitive Henne, plural Hennen)

1. hen (female chicken)

Usage notes

• In western and parts of northern Germany, the word Henne is rarely used, except in order to lay special emphasis on the specification of the female. Otherwise, Huhn is the normal choice.

Declension

Synonyms

• Huhn

Related terms

• Hahn

Danish

Adverb

henne

1. indicates location

   hvorhenne? – where?

   derhenne – over there

   henne ved bordet – over at the table

2. a point in time

   tre måneder henne – three months gone, three months pregnant

Usage notes

Contrast with hen; where henne indicates location, hen indicates movement. Thus hvor løber han henne means "in what place is he running", whereas hvor løber han hen means "whereto is he running".

Derived terms

• derhenne
• herhenne
• hvorhenne

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronoun

henne

1. her; object form of hun (=she)

See also

• han
• hans
• hun
• hennes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnә/ (example of pronunciation)

Adverb

henne

1. objective case of ho

References

• “henne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnːɛ/

Pronoun

henne

1. her; object form of hon (=she)

Declension