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:

Concepts

pin

peg

hob

plug

tenon

butt

toggle

cotter pin

Synonyms

stift

haring

luns

pen

speld

spie

staak

gierigaard

tap

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪn/

Etymology

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”).