Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hjú(n), hjó(n), from Proto-Germanic *hīwōn- (household), related to *hīwą (marriage).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hjú n (genitive singular hjús, nominative plural hjú)

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

Declension edit

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