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Translate hen from English to German

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hen:
- Hühner; Huhn; Henne; Glucke; Hühnchen; kleines Huhn
Wiktionary:
- hen → Legehenne, Huhn, Henne, Weibchen, Schickse
- hen → Henne, Legehenne

English

Detailed Translations for hen from English to German

hen:

hen [the ~] noun

the hen (chicken; poultry; fowl; mother-chicken)
die Hühner; Huhn; die Henne; die Glucke
- Hühner [die ~] noun
- Huhn [das ~] noun
- Henne [die ~] noun
- Glucke [die ~] noun
the hen
Hühnchen; kleines Huhn
- Hühnchen [das ~] noun
- kleines Huhn [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for hen:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Glucke	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry
Henne	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry	chicken; mother-hen; pullet
Huhn	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry
Hühnchen	hen	chicken; pullet
Hühner	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry	birds; poultry
kleines Huhn	hen
-	biddy

Synonyms for "hen":

biddy; chicken; Gallus gallus
bird
poulet; volaille
female

Related Definitions for "hen":

female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster¹
adult female bird¹
adult female chicken¹
flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing¹

Wiktionary Translations for hen:

hen

noun

female bird (i.e. chicken)
- hen → Legehenne; Huhn; Henne
female bird
- hen → Weibchen

hen

noun

(umgangssprachlich) Frau
- Schickse → broad; hen
Zoologie: weibliches Haushuhn
- Huhn → hen
Zoologie, Ornithologie: weiblicher Vogel (insbesondere bei Huhn)
- Henne → hen

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• hen	→ Henne	↔ hen — het vrouwtje van de hoenderachtige vogels
• hen	→ Henne; Legehenne	↔ poule — Gallinacée

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