misunneleg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From misunna (“to envy”) +‎ -leg. Compare to Danish misundelig and Norwegian Bokmål misunnelig

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miˈsʉnːele(ɡ)/
IPA^(key): /miˈsuɲːele/ (Trøndelag)

Adjective

misunneleg (neuter singular misunneleg, definite singular and plural misunnelege)

envious, jealous
Synonyms: avundsjuk, sjalu

References

“misunneleg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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