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 (neuter)

	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