pin

Meaning

Noun

peg, pin

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of pinnen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of pinnen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of pinnen:

pinnen

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Concepts

pin

peg

hob

plug

tenon

butt

toggle

cotter pin

Synonyms

stift

haring

luns

pen

speld

spie

staak

gierigaard

tap

Translations

goupille

about

Keil

spillo

clavija

cheville

Stecknadel

épingle

Stift

Zapfen

alfinete

broche

καρφίτσα

Holzstift

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: pinne

Inherited from Old Dutch: *pinna

Cognate with English: pin

Cognate with Low German: pin

Cognate with German: Pinn

Cognate with Bavarian: Pfonzer

Cognate with Danish: pind

Cognate with Norwegian: pinn

Cognate with Swedish: pinne

Cognate with Icelandic: pinni

In summary

From Middle Dutch pinne, from Old Dutch *pinna, from Proto-West Germanic *pinnā, of obscure origin. Cognate with English pin, Low German pin, pinne (“pin, point, nail, peg”), German Pinn, Pinne (“pin, tack, peg”), Bavarian Pfonzer, Pfunzer (“sharpened point”), Danish pind (“pin, pointed stick”), Norwegian pinn (“stick”), Swedish pinne (“peg, rod, stick”), Icelandic pinni (“pin”).