hjá

See also: hjå and hja

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɔɑː]

Preposition

hjá (+ dative)

1. at, by, with
2. (in possessive constructions) of, belonging to:

   bilurin hjá Jógvan - John’s car

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çau] (when unstressed)
• IPA^(key): [ˈçauː] (when stressed)

  Rhymes: -auː

Preposition

hjá [with dative]

1. by, near, next to, at (someone's) place
2. (computing) at, @ (in email addresses)

Derived terms

• fara hjá
• fara hjá sér
• skrifa hjá sér
• sofa hjá

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• í hjá

Etymology

Originally the dative of *hjá (“household”) (from Proto-Germanic *hīwô), thus literally "at home"; compare hjú, hjó, hjón.

Preposition

hjá

1. by, near, with [with dative]

Descendants

• Icelandic: hjá
• Faroese: hjá
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjå
• Old Swedish: hiā

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hjá”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 199; also available at the Internet Archive