hjá

hjá

See also: hjå and hja

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɔɑː] [1]

Preposition

hjá (+ dative)

1. at, by, with
2. to paraphrase the genitive:

bilurin hjá Jógvan - John’s car

References

1. Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çauː/

  Rhymes: -auː

Preposition

hjá

1. by, near, next to, at (someone’s) place

Derived terms

• skrifa hjá sér
• sofa hjá

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Old Norse

Preposition

hjá

1. (with dative) by, near, with

References

• hjá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.