meining

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmaiːnɪŋk]

Noun

meining f (genitive singular meiningar, plural meiningar)

  1. opinion
  2. meaning

Declension
f6 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative meining meiningin meiningar meiningarnar
Accusative meining meiningina meiningar meiningarnar
Dative meining meiningini meiningum meiningunum
Genitive meiningar meiningarinnar meininga meininganna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From meina +‎ -ing. Compare Faroese and Icelandic meining.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²mɛɪːnɪŋ(ɡ)/

Noun

meining f (definite singular meininga, indefinite plural meiningar, definite plural meiningane)

  1. opinion
    etter mi meining ― in my opinion
  2. meaning, sence
    Synonyms: betydning, tyding
    Kva for meining var lagt i desse orda?
    What sence was put in these words?
  3. purpose, point, sence
    Synonyms: mål, poeng, vits, von
    Det er jo meininga å ha det artig i dag!
    It is the point to have fun today though!
    Det va ’kje meininga å herpa bilen din.
    It wasn’t on purpose to damage your car.
    Kva er meininga med dette?
    What’s the point of it?
    Det gjev inga meining!
    It is nonsense!

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