fjós

See also: fjos and fjøs

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fjós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fjɔus/
    Rhymes: -ɔus

Noun

fjós n (genitive singular fjós, plural fjós)

  1. a stable or barn for cattle; byre

Declension
n11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fjós fjósið fjós fjósini
Accusative fjós fjósið fjós fjósini
Dative fjósi fjósinum fjósum fjósunum
Genitive fjós fjósins fjósa fjósanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fjouːs/
    Rhymes: -ouːs

Noun

fjós n (genitive singular fjóss, nominative plural fjós)

  1. a stable or barn for cattle; byre

Declension
declension of fjós
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjós fjósið fjós fjósin
accusative fjós fjósið fjós fjósin
dative fjósi fjósinu fjósum fjósunum
genitive fjóss fjóssins fjósa fjósanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Contraction of an early compound of fé (“cattle”) and hús (“house”).

Noun

fjós n

  1. byre

Descendants
  • Faroese: fjós
  • Icelandic: fjós
  • Norwegian: fjos, fjøs
  • Elfdalian: fją̊s
  • Swedish: fjös, fjos, fjäs, fäjs
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