sinnssyk
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- sinnssjuk (Nynorsk also)
Etymology
sinn (“mind”) + -s- + syk (“sick, ill”). Compare Danish sindssyg, Swedish sinnessjuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsins.ˌsyːk/, [ˈsɪns.ˌsyːk]
Adjective
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
- (figurative) absurd
- Synonyms: vanvittig, absurd
- (figurative, 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
Related terms
- sinnssyke, sinnssjuke (“insanity; mental illness”)
Derived terms
- sinnssykeasyl, sinnssykehus (“mental hospital”)
- sinnssykdom (“mental illness”)
- sinnsykt (“extremly”) (adverb)
See also
- åndssvak (“mentally retarded”) (Nynorsk also)
References
- “sinnssyk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “sinnssyk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).