muinoin

Finnish

Etymology

muin- +‎ -oin; see muinainen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmui̯noi̯n/, [ˈmui̯no̞i̯n]
Rhymes: -uinoin
Syllabification^(key): mui‧noin

Adverb

muinoin

very long ago, in time immemorial, anciently
Muinoin laulettiin lauluja pimeydestä.
In time immemorial were songs of darkness sung.

Synonyms

ammoin

Derived terms

muinoinen

See also

kauan sitten

Further reading

“muinoin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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