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pronoun
hon|hun|het|hën
[hon]*
he/she/it/etc (3SG, see notes)
[hon]*
he/she/it/etc (3SG, see notes)
European
⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Neutral Source Language: Finnish, Bokmål, Dutch and Swedish
⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Neutral Source Language: Finnish, Bokmål, Dutch and Swedish
Etymology
Hon : Draws its origin from Finnish "Hän" which means "He" and "She".
Hun : Draws its origin from Bokmål(Norwegian language) "Hun" which means "She".
Het : Draws its origin from Dutch(Nederlands) "Het" which means "It".
Hɛn : Draws its origin from Swedish "Han" which means "He". Notes
Evolution of the word : Hän
→ The <ä> became <å> [ɔ] then <o> [o]
Evolution of the word : Han
→ The <a> became <ë> [ɛ]
In Evropiska "Hon" means only and necessarily "He".
"Hun" means "She" in all cases.
"Het" means "It" when the entity is inert.
"Hɛn" means "He","She" or "It" when the entity is alive, like humans, animals or even trees.
Hon : Draws its origin from Finnish "Hän" which means "He" and "She".
Hun : Draws its origin from Bokmål(Norwegian language) "Hun" which means "She".
Het : Draws its origin from Dutch(Nederlands) "Het" which means "It".
Hɛn : Draws its origin from Swedish "Han" which means "He". Notes
Evolution of the word : Hän
→ The <ä> became <å> [ɔ] then <o> [o]
Evolution of the word : Han
→ The <a> became <ë> [ɛ]
In Evropiska "Hon" means only and necessarily "He".
"Hun" means "She" in all cases.
"Het" means "It" when the entity is inert.
"Hɛn" means "He","She" or "It" when the entity is alive, like humans, animals or even trees.
* Pronunciation of this word was estimated based on phonology/orthography
↺ 26 April 2019, 17:38
↺ 26 April 2019, 17:38
Synonyms (0)
No known synonyms.
Homonyms (0)
No known homonyms.
Conlang translations
Natural translations
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Catalan (Català)ell/ella
Coptic (ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ)̀ⲛⲑⲟϥ/̀ⲛⲑⲟⲥ
Czech (Čeština)on/ona/ono
Danish (dansk)han/hun/det
German (Deutsch)er/sie/es
Greek (Ελληνικά) αυτός/αυτή/αυτό (aftós/aftí/aftó)
Esperantoli/ŝi/ĝi
Spanish (Español)él/ella
Estonian (Eesti keel)ta - tema / see
Finnish (Suomi)hän/se
French (Français)il/elle/on
Icelandic (Íslenska)hann/hún/það
Low Saxon (Plattdüütsch)he/se/dat
Dutch (Nederlands)hij/zij/het
Old English (Ænglisc)hē/hēo/hit
Polish (Polski)on/ona/ono
Portuguese (Português)ele/ela
Russian (Русский) он/она/оно (on/ona/ono)
Sicilian (Sicilianu) iddu/idda
Swedish (Svenska)han/hon/det
Toki Ponaona
Old Tupia'e
Ukrainian (Українська)він/вона/воно (vin/vona/vono)