fjölskylda

Icelandic

Etymology

From fjöl- (“many, multi-”) +‎ skylda (“duty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjœl.scɪlta/

Noun

fjölskylda f (genitive singular fjölskyldu, nominative plural fjölskyldur)

  1. family

Usage notes

  • The term fjölskylda was well known in an older language referring to many duties or much business with a notion of arduousness rather than the contemporary meaning of “family”. One word used to describe a household or a family unit at the time was hyski (once spelled hýski).

Declension

Declension of fjölskylda (feminine, based on skylda)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjölskylda fjölskyldan fjölskyldur fjölskyldurnar
accusative fjölskyldu fjölskylduna fjölskyldur fjölskyldurnar
dative fjölskyldu fjölskyldunni fjölskyldum fjölskyldunum
genitive fjölskyldu fjölskyldunnar fjölskyldna fjölskyldnanna

Derived terms

  • fjölskyldufaðir
  • kjarnafjölskylda
  • stórfjölskylda

See also

Further reading

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