søyda

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

søye

Etymology

From saud (“sheep”). Compare Swedish söa (dialectal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [²sʷœʏ̯ːɑ], /²søyːa/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

søyda f (definite singular søyda, definite singular dative søydonne, indefinite plural søydor, definite plural søydorna or søydorne, definite plural dative søydom)

ewe; form removed with the spelling reform of 1917; superseded by søye
Søyda beiter.
The ewe is grassing.

Inflection

Historical inflection of søyda

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Aasen¹	Søyda	Søyda	Søydor	Søydorna
1901	søyda (søyde)	søyda	søydor (søydur)	søydorne (søydune)
1917	søye

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. ¹Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

References

“søyda” in Norsk Ordbog (Ivar Aasen)