Danish

Noun

hustru c (singular definite hustruen, plural indefinite hustruer)

1. wife

Synonyms

• frue c
• kone c
• viv c
• ægtehustru c
• ægteviv c

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hústrú

Noun

hustru m, f ‎(definite singular hustrua or hustruen, indefinite plural hustruer, definite plural hustruene)

1. housewife
2. wife

Synonyms

• kone

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hústrú

Noun

hustru f ‎(definite singular hustrua, indefinite plural hustruer, definite plural hustruene)

1. housewife
2. wife

Synonyms

• kone

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hústrú, from húsfrú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɵ̄sːtrʉ̂ː/

Noun

hustru c

1. a wife, a married woman

Declension

Synonyms

• fru
• maka

Antonyms

• make
• man