hinsidan

Danish

Etymology

From Swedish hinsidan (“the other side”). Compare Danish hinsides.

Adverb

hinsidan

1. (humorous) on the other side of Øresund; in Sweden
   • 2014, Sonny Wichmann, “Danskere trækker sig fra de svenske ødegårde [Danes are leaving Swedish summer houses]”, in JydskeVestkysten‎^[1]:

     De seneste års prisudvikling på fritidshuse i Sydsverige og Danmark har betydet, at danskerne for første gang siden Øresundbron åbnede i 2000 ejer færre sommerboliger hinsidan.

     In recent years, price developments of holiday houses in southern Sweden and Denmark have meant that for the first time since the Øresund Bridge opened in 2000, the Danes own fewer summer houses in Sweden.

References

• “hinsidan” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Etymology

From the hin (“the other”) + sida (“side”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hiːnˌsiːdan/, /²hɪnˌsiːdan/

Noun

hinsidan c (definite)

1. (archaic or dialectal, Scania) the other side

   på hinsidan sekelskiftet

   on the other side of the turn of the century (figuratively)

   • 1825-1826, Esaias Tegnér, Försoningen‎^[2]:

     Ack! allt det bästa ligger på hinsidan om grafhögen[…]

     Alas! the best is found on the other side of the burial mound[…]

   • 1981, Alice Lyttkens, Blandat sällskap:

     På hinsidan parken låg byn som såg ut som de flesta byar i trakten[…]

     Located on the other side of the park was the village which looked like most villages in the area[…]

Usage notes

• Usually in the construction på hinsidan.

References

• Hinsidan. Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013.
• hinsidan in Svensk ordbok (SO)