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 (plural only, genitive plural hjóna)

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^[1], 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 (pl-only neuter)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjón	hjónin
accusative	hjón	hjónin
dative	hjónum	hjónunum
genitive	hjóna	hjónanna