hyski
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse hyski (“household, family”) (also hýski), from Proto-Germanic *hīwiskiją (“household”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithyski n (genitive singular hyskis, no plural)
Usage notes
edit- Once used to refer collectively to parents, children and their servants—an old term for a family—almost synonymous with the contemporary term fjölskylda (“family”).
Declension
editDeclension of hyski | ||
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n-s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hyski | hyskið |
accusative | hyski | hyskið |
dative | hyski | hyskinu |
genitive | hyskis | hyskisins |
Synonyms
edit- (rabble): illþýði, ómerkilegt fólk, skríll, pakk
- (household, family): fjölskylda, heimilisfólk
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- A deliberation on the word "hyski" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")
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