Icelandic

Noun

hjúkrunarkona f ‎(genitive singular hjúkrunarkonu, nominative plural hjúkrunarkonur)

1. a female nurse, a woman trained to provide care for the sick ^syn.

   Nýbökuð hjúkrunarkona.

   A newly qualified nurse.

Declension

Synonyms

• (nurse): ^def. (gender-neutral) hjúkrunarfræðingur, (female, colloquial and vernacular speech) hjúkka

Usage notes

• The gender-neutral term hjúkrunarfræðingur may be used in favour of the term hjúkrunarkona.