soinn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • soinnj

Etymology 1

Palatalization of sund.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suɲ/

Noun

soinn n

  1. (dialectal, Trøndersk) eye dialect spelling of sund (“a strait”)

Etymology 2

Compare to Swedish sönder and Norwegian sunder

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suɲ/

Adverb

soinn

  1. (eye dialect, Trøndersk) into a broken or destroyed state
    Hainn slo soinn kneet hass
    He hit his knee (so it became) broken
    Dæ kåmm en diger ellefaint å reiv soinn bokja mi
    A huge elephant came and tore up my book

Etymology 3

Palatalization of sunn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suɲ/

Adjective

soinn (neuter singular sointj or suntj or soinntj or suinntj, definite singular and plural soinne, comparative soinnar, indefinite superlative soinnast)

  1. (dialectal, Trøndersk) eye dialect spelling of sunn (“healthy”)
    Synonym: fresk
    Dæ æ itj soinntj åt dæ å røyk så myttjy
    It is not healthy for you to smoke so much
    Du kainn lætt vårrå både stærsk å soinn når du e sæksti
    You can easily be both strong and healthy when you are sixty (years old)
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