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

1. very long ago, in time immemorial, anciently

   Muinoin laulettiin lauluja pimeydestä.

   In time immemorial were songs of darkness sung.

Synonyms

• ammoin

Derived terms

• muinoinen

See also

• kauan sitten

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