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hinsegin.

different

8 characters3 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈhɪn.seijɪn]

  1. different

    indeclinable
    svona ... eða hensegin ...
    Hvers vegna er einn svona, en annar hinsegin?

  2. different strange

    dated · indeclinable

  3. queer (non-heterosexual or non-cisgender)

    indeclinable
    hinsegin fólk

  4. queer (non-heterosexual or non-cisgender) gay, homosexual

    indeclinable
Where this word comes from

A contamination of hins vegar (“on the other hand”, genitive, literally “of the other way”) and hinn veginn (“the other way”, accusative), from hinn (“the other”) + vegur (“way”).

adv[ˈhɪn.seijɪn]

  1. the other way round

    svona og hinsegin
    Ég á svona kerru, en eini gallin er sá að barnið snýr fram. Ég væri til í að snúa henni hinsegin stundum.
Where this word comes from

A contamination of hins vegar (“on the other hand”, genitive, literally “of the other way”) and hinn veginn (“the other way”, accusative), from hinn (“the other”) + vegur (“way”).

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