hjúkka

Icelandic

Etymology

Short form of hjúkrunarkona (“nurse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuhka/, [ˈçuhkɐ]
    Rhymes: -uhka

Noun

hjúkka f (genitive singular hjúkku, nominative plural hjúkkur)

  1. (colloquial) a nurse (female)

Declension

Declension of hjúkka (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjúkka hjúkkan hjúkkur hjúkkurnar
accusative hjúkku hjúkkuna hjúkkur hjúkkurnar
dative hjúkku hjúkkunni hjúkkum hjúkkunum
genitive hjúkku hjúkkunnar hjúkkna, hjúkka hjúkknanna, hjúkkanna

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