fjölskylda
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From fjöl- (“many, multi-”) + skylda (“duty”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fjölskylda f (genitive singular fjölskyldu, nominative plural fjölskyldur)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
declension of fjölskylda
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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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 edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- A deliberation on the word "hyski" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")