hjón

See also: hjon

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjún, hjón, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō (“married couple, household”). Cognate with Swedish hjon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çouːn/
    Rhymes: -ouːn

Noun

hjón n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. married couple
    • 2023 May 10, Þorbjörgu Sigríði Gunnlaugsdóttur, “Fyrirspurn til heilbrigðisráðherra um hjón á hjúkrunarheimilum. [Inquiry to the Minister of Health regarding married couples in nursing homes.]”, in Althingi‎, archived from the original on 2024-03-23:
      Hversu mörg hjón búa saman á hjúkrunarheimili?
      How many married couples live together in a nursing home?

Declension
declension of hjón
n-s plural
indefinite definite
nominative hjón hjónin
accusative hjón hjónin
dative hjónum hjónunum
genitive hjóna hjónanna
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