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)

  1. servant
  2. (archaic or humorous) married couple

Declension

Declension of hjú (neuter)
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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