poinni
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- poinnji
- punni
Etymology
editProbably a rebracketing of på and under. See also på, tu and tå, which probably share the same word genesis of rebracketing.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editpoinni
- (dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of under (“under, below”)
- Hoinnjan gjømt sæ poinni bole (normative spelling: hundane gøymde seg under bordet)
- The dogs hid themselves under the table
- Hoinnjan gjømt sæ poinni bole (normative spelling: hundane gøymde seg under bordet)