muinoin
Finnish
Etymology
muin- + -oin (temporal singular); see muinainen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmui̯noi̯n/, [ˈmui̯no̞i̯n]
- Rhymes: -uinoin
- Syllabification(key): mui‧noin
- Hyphenation(key): mui‧noin
Adverb
muinoin
- very long ago, in time immemorial, anciently
- Muinoin laulettiin lauluja pimeydestä.
- In time immemorial were songs of darkness sung.
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Further reading
- “muinoin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023