soinn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• soinnj

Etymology 1

Palatalization of sund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suɲ/

Noun

soinn n

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) 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, Trøndelag dialect) 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, Trøndelag dialect) 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)