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hane.

a male (of animals, sometimes also plants, rarely of humans)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a male (of animals, sometimes also plants, rarely of humans)

    common-gender

  2. a plug, a male electric connector

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From han (“he”).

noun

  1. a cock (the male of chicken)

    common-gender · dated
    förrän hanen har galit ... Och i detsamma gol hanen ... Förrän hanen gal
    den röde hanen

  2. a cock (on a gun)

    common-gender
    att spänna hanen
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hani, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.