hustru

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish husfrugh, hustru, from Old Norse hústrú, from húsfrú (“housewife”). === Noun === hustru c (singular definite hustruen, plural indefinite hustruer) wife ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== frue c kone c viv c ægtehustru c ægteviv c ==== See also ==== husfrue === References === “hustru” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse hústrú. === Noun === hustru f or m (definite singular hustrua or hustruen, indefinite plural hustruer, definite plural hustruene) housewife wife ==== Synonyms ==== kone === References === “hustru” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse hústrú. === Noun === hustru f (definite singular hustrua, indefinite plural hustruer, definite plural hustruene) housewife wife ==== Synonyms ==== kone === References === “hustru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish husprea, husfrugha, husfrøa, hustrø, hustro, cognate with Old West Norse húsfreyja and Old Gutnish husfroya. The historic consonant shift is sf > sp > st. By surface analysis, hus (“house”) +‎ fru (“wife”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɵ̄sːtrʉ̂ː/ === Noun === hustru c a wife (of a certain man) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== fru fruga maka ==== Antonyms ==== make man === References === hustru in Svensk ordbok (SO) hustru in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)