hjón
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See also: hjon
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse hjún, hjón, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō (“married couple, household”). Cognate with Swedish hjon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hjón n pl (plurale tantum)
- married couple
- 2023 May 10, Þorbjörgu Sigríði Gunnlaugsdóttur, “Fyrirspurn til heilbrigðisráðherra um hjón á hjúkrunarheimilum. [Inquiry to the Minister of Health regarding married couples in nursing homes.]”, in Althingi[1], archived from the original on 2024-03-23:
- Hversu mörg hjón búa saman á hjúkrunarheimili?
- How many married couples live together in a nursing home?
Declension
[edit]| Declension of hjón | ||
|---|---|---|
| n-s | plural | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjón | hjónin |
| accusative | hjón | hjónin |
| dative | hjónum | hjónunum |
| genitive | hjóna | hjónanna |
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