hjú

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjú(n), hjó(n), from Proto-Germanic *hīwōn- (“household”), related to *hīwą (“marriage”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hjú n (genitive singular hjús, nominative plural hjú)

  1. servant
  2. (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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