hjúkka
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From hjúkrunarkona (“nurse”).
Noun edit
hjúkka f (genitive singular hjúkku, nominative plural hjúkkur)
- (colloquial) a nurse (female)
Declension edit
declension of hjúkka
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjúkka | hjúkkan | hjúkkur | hjúkkurnar |
| accusative | hjúkku | hjúkkuna | hjúkkur | hjúkkurnar |
| dative | hjúkku | hjúkkunni | hjúkkum | hjúkkunum |
| genitive | hjúkku | hjúkkunnar | hjúkka/hjúkkna | hjúkkanna/hjúkknanna |
Further reading edit
- “hjúkka” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)