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

Related terms

• áskoðan
• tykki
• hugsan
• tanki

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!

Derived terms

• gjeva meining
• meiningslaus

References

• “meining” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.