mariehøne

Danish

Etymology

From Marie (“Virgin Mary”) +‎ høne (“hen, chicken”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mariːəhœːnə/, [mɑˈʁiːˀəˌhœːnə], [maˈʁiːˀəˌhœːnə]

Noun

mariehøne c (singular definite mariehønen, plural indefinite mariehøner or mariehøns)

  1. lady beetle, ladybug, ladybird

Inflection
Declension of mariehøne
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mariehøne mariehønen mariehøner
mariehøns		 mariehønerne
mariehønsene
genitive mariehønes mariehønens mariehøners
mariehøns'		 mariehønernes
mariehønsenes

Further reading
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