hjon
See also: hjón
Danish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Danish hion, hiona, from Old Norse hjón, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjoˀn]
Noun
hjon n (singular definite hjonet, plural indefinite hjon)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjon | hjonet | hjon | hjonene |
| genitive | hjons | hjonets | hjons | hjonenes |
Synonyms
- (collective, historical) tyende
- (collective, historical) tjenestefolk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
hjon n (definite singular hjonet, indefinite plural hjon, definite plural hjona)
- (archaic, dated or dialectal) married couple
- Synonym: ektepar
References
- “hjon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish hion, from Old Norse hjón, hjún, hjú, from Proto-Germanic *hīwōnō.
Noun
hjon n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hjon | hjons |
| definite | hjonet | hjonets | |
| plural | indefinite | hjon | hjons |
| definite | hjonen | hjonens |
Derived terms
- fattighjon
- inhyseshjon
- tjänstehjon
Further reading
- hjon in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- hjon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)