Translation
hen
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Word origin
Built inside Esperanto from koko ('rooster, chicken') plus the feminine suffix -in-. The root koko comes from French coq, an imitative word echoing the bird's cry, the same sound-picture behind English cock and cock-a-doodle-doo.
- Origin
- Esperanto derivation, root from French coq
- Root
- koko + -in-
- English cognates
- cock
Examples
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Our hen gave us three eggs today.
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The hens sleep in a small house beside the garden.
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Did the hen come before the egg?
A worked example of the -in- suffix: is the chicken (or specifically the rooster), the hen. Everyday usage leans on for the farmyard bird, which is why the feminine form outranks its own root here. The unambiguous male is virkoko.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 8: kokino, blinda, hebrea and 7 more words.