sinnssyk
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- sinnssjuk (Nynorsk also)
Etymology edit
sinn (“mind”) + -s- + syk (“sick, ill”). Compare Danish sindssyg, Swedish sinnessjuk.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sinnssyk (masculine and feminine sinnssyk, neuter sinnssykt, definite singular and plural sinnssyke, comparative mer sinnssyk, superlative mest sinnssyk)
- (dated, colloquial, often derogatory) insane; not sound of mind
- Synonyms: gal, sinnssvak, sinnsforvirret, sinnsforvirra
- (figuratively) absurd
- (figuratively, colloquial) insane, extreme
- Det var en sinnsyk fart på hun når hun kom rundt svingen
- She had an insane speed when she came around the bend
Derived terms edit
- sinnssykeasyl, sinnssykehus (“mental hospital”)
- sinnssykdom (“mental illness”)
- sinnsykt (“extremely”) (adverb)
Related terms edit
- sinnssyke, sinnssjuke (“insanity; mental illness”)
See also edit
- åndssvak (“mentally retarded”) (Nynorsk also)
References edit
- “sinnssyk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “sinnssyk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).