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

n-s	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

• skötuhjú