husdjur

Swedish

Etymology

From hus (“house”) +‎ djur (“animal”). Compare Icelandic húsdýr and German Haustier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʉːsˌjʉːr/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

husdjur n

1. a pet

   Synonym: sällskapsdjur (“companion animal”)

3. (rare) a domestic animal

   Synonym: tamdjur

Usage notes

As of writing, "Svensk ordbok" (SO) and "Svenska Akademiens ordbok" (SAOB) emphasize the broader (sense 2) – perhaps for internal consistency as many older definitions in SAOB use husdjur in this sense – but using husdjur in this broader sense is likely to confuse most native speakers. Image searches for "husdjur" and "tamdjur" show the prevailing native understanding.

Declension

Declension of husdjur

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	husdjur	husdjurs
	definite	husdjuret	husdjurets
plural	indefinite	husdjur	husdjurs
	definite	husdjuren	husdjurens

References

• “husdjur”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “husdjur”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “husdjur”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)