Swedish noun

ett hån

mockery, derision, scorn

Meaning

mockery; derision; scorn

In Swedish: illvilligt förlöjligande

Forms

Forms of hån
Singular, indefinite	ett hån
Singular, definite	hånet

hån is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hån, det stora hånet. Check another noun

Practise hån

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Is it en hån or ett hån?

hån in a sentence

det känns som ett hån
it feels like a real mockery

Words built with hån

hånleende scornful smile
hånfull derisive

Questions

What does hån mean in English?

hån means “mockery, derision”.

Is it en hån or ett hån?

It is ett hån, and “the mockery” is hånet.

Similar words

missaktningförnedringspeåtlöje

Origin

See håna (“mock, deride, make fun of”).

Nearby common words

hån is number 8,145 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,141jämlik equal
8,142omedveten unconscious, unaware
8,143antagen approved
8,144hologram hologram
8,146kryssning cruise
8,147salig delighted, happy
8,148klasskamrat classmate (person who attends or has attended the same class in school)
8,149lögnhals someone who tells lies; a liar

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary