fjölskylda
Icelandic
Etymology
From fjöl- (“many, multi-”) + skylda (“duty”), equivalent to English fele + shild.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjœl.scɪlta/
Noun
fjölskylda f (genitive singular fjölskyldu, nominative plural fjölskyldur)
- family
Usage notes
- The term fjölskylda was well known in older language referring to many duties or much business with a notion of arduousness rather than the contemporary meaning of “family”. One word used to describe a household or a family unit at the time was hyski (once spelled hýski).
Declension
declension of fjölskylda
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjölskylda | fjölskyldan | fjölskyldur | fjölskyldurnar |
| accusative | fjölskyldu | fjölskylduna | fjölskyldur | fjölskyldurnar |
| dative | fjölskyldu | fjölskyldunni | fjölskyldum | fjölskyldunum |
| genitive | fjölskyldu | fjölskyldunnar | fjölskyldna | fjölskyldnanna |
Derived terms
- fjölskyldufaðir
- kjarnafjölskylda
- stórfjölskylda
See also
- hyski
Further reading
- A deliberation on the word "hyski" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")