Old English · adjective
hiwcuþ
Normalised hīwcūþ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxiːwˌkuːθ/[ˈhiːwˌkuːθ]
- Syllables
- ˈxiːw · ˌkuːθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- familiarfamilialdomestic
Meaning
-
familiar (+ dative with something)
-
of the family or household: familial, domestic
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hīwcūþ | hīwcūþ | hīwcūþ |
| Accusative | hīwcūþne | hīwcūþe | hīwcūþ |
| Genitive | hīwcūþes | hīwcūþre | hīwcūþes |
| Dative | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþre | hīwcūþum |
| Instrumental | hīwcūþe | hīwcūþre | hīwcūþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hīwcūþe | hīwcūþahīwcūþe | hīwcūþ |
| Accusative | hīwcūþe | hīwcūþahīwcūþe | hīwcūþ |
| Genitive | hīwcūþra | hīwcūþra | hīwcūþra |
| Dative | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum |
| Instrumental | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hīwcūþa | hīwcūþe | hīwcūþe |
| Accusative | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþe |
| Genitive | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan |
| Dative | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan |
| Instrumental | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan |
| Accusative | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan | hīwcūþan |
| Genitive | hīwcūþrahīwcūþena | hīwcūþrahīwcūþena | hīwcūþrahīwcūþena |
| Dative | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum |
| Instrumental | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum | hīwcūþum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From hīw (“form”) + cūþ (“known”)
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