fjölskylda

Icelandic

Etymology

From fjöl- (many, multi-) + skylda (duty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjœl.scɪlta/

Noun

fjölskylda f (genitive singular fjölskyldu, nominative plural fjölskyldur)

  1. family

Usage notes

  • The term fjölskylda was well known in an 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

Derived terms

  • fjölskyldufaðir
  • kjarnafjölskylda
  • stórfjölskylda

See also

Further reading

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