hjúkrunarkona

Icelandic

Etymology

From hjúkrun (nursing) + kona (woman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçuːkrʏnarˌkʰɔːna/

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.

Usage notes

Declension

Synonyms

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