hjú
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hjú(n), hjó(n), from Proto-Germanic *hīwōn- (“household”), related to *hīwą (“marriage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
Noun
hjú n (genitive singular hjús, nominative plural hjú)
- servant
- (archaic or humorous) married couple
Declension
declension of hjú
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjú | hjúið | hjú | hjúin |
| accusative | hjú | hjúið | hjú | hjúin |
| dative | hjúi | hjúinu | hjúum | hjúunum |
| genitive | hjús | hjúsins | hjúa | hjúanna |
Derived terms
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