"sinnssyk" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsins.ˌsyːk/, [ˈsɪns.ˌsyːk] Audio: No-sinnssyk.ogg Forms: sinnssyk [feminine, masculine], sinnssykt [neuter], sinnssyke [definite, plural, singular], mer sinnssyk [comparative], mest sinnssyk [superlative], sinnssjuk [alternative, Nynorsk, also]
Etymology: sinn (“mind”) + -s- + syk (“sick, ill”). Compare Danish sindssyg, Swedish sinnessjuk. Etymology templates: {{compound|nb|sinn|-s-|syk|t1=mind|t3=sick, ill}} sinn (“mind”) + -s- + syk (“sick, ill”), {{cog|da|sindssyg}} Danish sindssyg, {{cog|sv|sinnessjuk}} Swedish sinnessjuk Head templates: {{nb-adj-1|mer}} sinnssyk (masculine and feminine sinnssyk, neuter sinnssykt, definite singular and plural sinnssyke, comparative mer sinnssyk, superlative mest sinnssyk)
  1. (dated, colloquial, often derogatory) insane; not sound of mind Tags: colloquial, dated, derogatory, often Synonyms: gal, sinnssvak, sinnsforvirret, sinnsforvirra
    Sense id: en-sinnssyk-nb-adj-oEIdDRdv
  2. (figuratively) absurd Tags: figuratively Synonyms: vanvittig, absurd
    Sense id: en-sinnssyk-nb-adj-XKq5nHgw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 0
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) insane, extreme Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-sinnssyk-nb-adj-8P0Oyz5g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sinnssykeasyl, sinnssykehus (english: mental hospital), sinnssykdom (english: mental illness), sinnsykt (english: extremely) [adverb] Related terms: sinnssyke, sinnssjuke (english: insanity; mental illness), åndssvak (english: mentally retarded) [Nynorsk, also]
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      "word": "sinnssykeasyl"
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      "english": "mental hospital",
      "translation": "mental hospital",
      "word": "sinnssykehus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "mental illness",
      "translation": "mental illness",
      "word": "sinnssykdom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "extremely",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "translation": "extremely",
      "word": "sinnsykt"
    }
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      "name": "compound"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "sindssyg"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish sindssyg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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    }
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnssykt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnssyke",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer sinnssyk",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mest sinnssyk",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnssjuk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Nynorsk",
        "also"
      ]
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sinnssyke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "insanity; mental illness",
      "translation": "insanity; mental illness",
      "word": "sinnssjuke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "mentally retarded",
      "tags": [
        "Nynorsk",
        "also"
      ],
      "translation": "mentally retarded",
      "word": "åndssvak"
    }
  ],
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        "insane; not sound of mind"
      ],
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          "insane",
          "insane"
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        "(dated, colloquial, often derogatory) insane; not sound of mind"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gal"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinnssvak"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinnsforvirret"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinnsforvirra"
        }
      ],
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        "dated",
        "derogatory",
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      ]
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          "_dis": "0 100 0",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "absurd"
      ],
      "id": "en-sinnssyk-nb-adj-XKq5nHgw",
      "links": [
        [
          "absurd",
          "absurd"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) absurd"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vanvittig"
        },
        {
          "word": "absurd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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            [
              11,
              18
            ]
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              17
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          ],
          "english": "She had an insane speed when she came around the bend",
          "text": "Det var en sinnsyk fart på hun når hun kom rundt svingen",
          "translation": "She had an insane speed when she came around the bend",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "insane"
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          "extreme"
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        "(figuratively, colloquial) insane, extreme"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈsins.ˌsyːk/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈsɪns.ˌsyːk]"
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    {
      "word": "sinnssykeasyl"
    },
    {
      "english": "mental hospital",
      "translation": "mental hospital",
      "word": "sinnssykehus"
    },
    {
      "english": "mental illness",
      "translation": "mental illness",
      "word": "sinnssykdom"
    },
    {
      "english": "extremely",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "translation": "extremely",
      "word": "sinnsykt"
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "sindssyg"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish sindssyg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "sinnessjuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish sinnessjuk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "sinn (“mind”) + -s- + syk (“sick, ill”). Compare Danish sindssyg, Swedish sinnessjuk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sinnssyk",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnssykt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnssyke",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mer sinnssyk",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mest sinnssyk",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinnssjuk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Nynorsk",
        "also"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mer"
      },
      "expansion": "sinnssyk (masculine and feminine sinnssyk, neuter sinnssykt, definite singular and plural sinnssyke, comparative mer sinnssyk, superlative mest sinnssyk)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sinnssyke"
    },
    {
      "english": "insanity; mental illness",
      "translation": "insanity; mental illness",
      "word": "sinnssjuke"
    },
    {
      "english": "mentally retarded",
      "tags": [
        "Nynorsk",
        "also"
      ],
      "translation": "mentally retarded",
      "word": "åndssvak"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål colloquialisms",
        "Norwegian Bokmål dated terms",
        "Norwegian Bokmål derogatory terms"
      ],
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        "insane; not sound of mind"
      ],
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "insane",
          "insane"
        ]
      ],
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        "(dated, colloquial, often derogatory) insane; not sound of mind"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gal"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinnssvak"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinnsforvirret"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinnsforvirra"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "dated",
        "derogatory",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "absurd"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "absurd",
          "absurd"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) absurd"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "vanvittig"
        },
        {
          "word": "absurd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Norwegian Bokmål colloquialisms",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              11,
              18
            ]
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            [
              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "She had an insane speed when she came around the bend",
          "text": "Det var en sinnsyk fart på hun når hun kom rundt svingen",
          "translation": "She had an insane speed when she came around the bend",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "insane, extreme"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insane",
          "insane"
        ],
        [
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          "extreme"
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        "(figuratively, colloquial) insane, extreme"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsins.ˌsyːk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɪns.ˌsyːk]"
    },
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}

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