fjölskylda

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From fjöl- (“many, multi-”) +‎ skylda (“duty”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfjœl.scɪlta/ === Noun === fjölskylda f (genitive singular fjölskyldu, nominative plural fjölskyldur) 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 === hyski ætt === Further reading === A deliberation on the word "hyski" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")