Wiktionary

pin

See also: PIN, Pin, pīn, pín, pǐn, pìn, pîn, and piņ

EnglishEdit

 
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pins (sharpened steel wire with a head)
 
Wikimedia project lapel pins / badge

PronunciationEdit

  • enPR: pĭn, IPA(key): /pɪn/, [pʰɪn]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪn
  • Homophone: pen (pin-pen merger)

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn (“pin, peg, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint- (“protruding point, peak, peg, pin, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge”). Related to pen (“enclosure”).

Cognate with Dutch pin (“peg, 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”). More at pintle.

No relation to classical Latin pinna (“fin, flipper, wing-like appendage, wing, feather”), which was extended to mean "ridge, peak, point" (compare pinnacle), and often confused with Latin penna (“wing, feather”). More at feather and pen (Etymology 3).

NounEdit

pin (plural pins)

  1. A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
  2. A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
  3. A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
    Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
  4. (wrestling, professional wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
  5. A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
  7. (informal, in the plural) A leg.
    I'm not so good on my pins these days.
  8. (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
    The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins.
  9. A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
  11. (US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
    Synonyms: lapel pin, badge
  12. (chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
  13. (golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
  14. (curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
    The shot landed right on the pin.
  15. (archery) The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.
  16. (obsolete) A mood, a state of being.
  17. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
  18. (medicine, obsolete) Caligo.
  19. A thing of small value; a trifle.
  20. A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
  21. (engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
  22. The tenon of a dovetail joint.
  23. (UK, brewing) A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
  24. (informal) A pinball machine.
    I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins.
    • 1949, Billboard (volume 61, page 82)
      Attracted by game operation, many invested heavily in pins and rolldowns prior to last spring.
  25. (locksmithing) A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.
SynonymsEdit
HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from pin (noun)
DescendantsEdit
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: pins
  • → Polish: pin
  • → Spanish: pin
  • → Swahili: pini
  • → Swedish: pin, pins
TranslationsEdit
jewellery attached with a pin — see brooch
medicine: caligo — see caligo
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See alsoEdit

VerbEdit

pin (third-person singular simple present pins, present participle pinning, simple past and past participle pinned)

  1. (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
  2. (chess, usually passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
  3. (wrestling) To pin down (someone).
    He pinned his opponent on the mat.
  4. To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
  5. (computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
    Antonym: unpin
    to pin a folder to the taskbar
  6. (programming, transitive) To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
    Antonym: unpin
    When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled.
    • 2012, Ian Griffiths, Programming C# 5.0 (page 244)
      […] you can use the GCHandle class mentioned earlier to pin a heap block until you explicitly unpin it.
  7. (transitive) To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
    Synonym: peg
    • 1979, Al Greenwood and Lou Gramm, "Rev on the Red Line" from Head Games:
      Now I need to pin those needles.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of pin
infinitive (to) pin
present tense past tense
1st-person singular pin pinned
2nd-person singular
3rd-person singular pins
plural pin
subjunctive pin pinned
imperative pin —
participles pinning pinned
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

pin (third-person singular simple present pins, present participle pinning, simple past and past participle pinned)

  1. Alternative form of peen

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin m (plural pins)

  1. (electronics) lead
  2. pin (ornament)

ChuukeseEdit

AdjectiveEdit

pin

  1. holy

SynonymsEdit

CimbrianEdit

VerbEdit

pin

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zèinan: am

CornishEdit

NounEdit

pin f (singulative pinen)

  1. pines

SynonymsEdit

DanishEdit

VerbEdit

pin

  1. imperative of pine

DutchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin f (plural pinnen, diminutive pinnetje n)

  1. peg, pin
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Abbreviation

NounEdit

pin

  1. Abbreviation of persoonlijk identificatienummer.

Etymology 3Edit

VerbEdit

pin

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pinnen
  2. imperative of pinnen

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French pin, from Latin pīnus, ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *poi- (“sap, juice”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin m (plural pins)

  1. pine, pine tree

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

FriulianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin pīnus.

NounEdit

pin m (plural pins)

  1. pine tree

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch pin, from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint- (“protruding point, peak, peg, pin, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- 'protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge'.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɪn]
  • Hyphenation: pin

NounEdit

pin

  1. pin
    1. (colloquial) a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
      Synonym: peniti
    2. a slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
  2. (colloquial) peg.
    Synonym: pasak

Further readingEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

pin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ピン

LatvianEdit

VerbEdit

pin

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of pīt
  2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of pīt
  3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of pīt
  4. 2nd person singular imperative form of pīt
  5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of pīt
  6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of pīt

MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

pin

  1. Nonstandard spelling of pīn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of pín.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of pǐn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of pìn.

Usage notesEdit

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

MapudungunEdit

VerbEdit

pin (Raguileo spelling)

  1. To say
  2. To tell (a story).
  3. first-person singular realis form of pin

SynonymsEdit

OjibweEdit

NounEdit

pin anim (plural piniig, diminutive piniins, locative piniing, pejorative pinish)

  1. potato

Papantla TotonacEdit

NounEdit

pin inan

  1. chili. chili pepper.

ReferencesEdit

  • Crescencio García Ramos, Diccionario Básico Totonaco-Español Español-Totonaco (Xalapa, Academia Veracruzana de las Lenguas Indígenas, 2007)

PiedmonteseEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin m

  1. pine

Derived termsEdit

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English pin, from Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn, from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint-, from Proto-Indo-European *bend-.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin m inan

  1. (electricity) lead, pin (any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of pin
singular plural
nominative pin piny
genitive pinu pinów
dative pinowi pinom
accusative pin piny
instrumental pinem pinami
locative pinie pinach
vocative pinie piny

Further readingEdit

  • pin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RawangEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Chinese 兵 (bīng).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin

  1. army.
  2. soldier.

SynonymsEdit

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin pīnus, ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *poi- (“sap, juice”).

NounEdit

pin m (plural pini)

  1. pine

DeclensionEdit

Declension of pin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) pin pinul (niște) pini pinii
genitive/dative (unui) pin pinului (unor) pini pinilor
vocative pinule pinilor

See alsoEdit

RomanschEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • (Rumantsch Grischun) pign
  • (Sursilvan) pégn
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) pegn

EtymologyEdit

From Latin pīnus.

NounEdit

pin m

  1. (Puter, Vallader) spruce, fir

SynonymsEdit

SetaEdit

NounEdit

pin

  1. woman

ReferencesEdit

  • transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

SpanishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpin/ [ˈpĩn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: pin

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from English pin.

NounEdit

pin m (plural pines)

  1. pin, lapel pin, badge
    Synonym: insignia
  2. (electricity) pin (any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector)

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English PIN, acronym of personal identification number.

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

pin m (plural pines)

  1. PIN, PIN number
    Synonym: número pin

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Clipping of pinsam, with the same meaning.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

pin (comparative mer pin, superlative mest pin)

  1. (colloquial) embarrassing
    Så jäkla pin asså!
    So f--ing embarrassing!
DeclensionEdit

Invariable, not used in the definite form.

Etymology 2Edit

From pina.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin

  1. pain, torment
Derived termsEdit

AdverbEdit

pin (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) very, really, super-
    Synonyms: jätte-, väldigt
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Borrowed from English pin.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin n

  1. Alternative form of pins
Usage notesEdit

The form with -s is recommended since it's easier to decline in Swedish.

ReferencesEdit

TurkishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ottoman Turkish پین‎ (pin), borrowed from a dialectal form of Armenian բույն (buyn, “nest”).

NounEdit

pin (definite accusative pini, plural pinler)

  1. (dialectal) coop for poultry

DeclensionEdit

Inflection
Nominative pin
Definite accusative pini
Singular Plural
Nominative pin pinler
Definite accusative pini pinleri
Dative pine pinlere
Locative pinde pinlerde
Ablative pinden pinlerden
Genitive pinin pinlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular pinim pinlerim
2nd singular pinin pinlerin
3rd singular pini pinleri
1st plural pinimiz pinlerimiz
2nd plural pininiz pinleriniz
3rd plural pinleri pinleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular pinimi pinlerimi
2nd singular pinini pinlerini
3rd singular pinini pinlerini
1st plural pinimizi pinlerimizi
2nd plural pininizi pinlerinizi
3rd plural pinlerini pinlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular pinime pinlerime
2nd singular pinine pinlerine
3rd singular pinine pinlerine
1st plural pinimize pinlerimize
2nd plural pininize pinlerinize
3rd plural pinlerine pinlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular pinimde pinlerimde
2nd singular pininde pinlerinde
3rd singular pininde pinlerinde
1st plural pinimizde pinlerimizde
2nd plural pininizde pinlerinizde
3rd plural pinlerinde pinlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular pinimden pinlerimden
2nd singular pininden pinlerinden
3rd singular pininden pinlerinden
1st plural pinimizden pinlerimizden
2nd plural pininizden pinlerinizden
3rd plural pinlerinden pinlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular pinimin pinlerimin
2nd singular pininin pinlerinin
3rd singular pininin pinlerinin
1st plural pinimizin pinlerimizin
2nd plural pininizin pinlerinizin
3rd plural pinlerinin pinlerinin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular pinim pinlerim
2nd singular pinsin pinlersin
3rd singular pin
pindir 		pinler
pinlerdir
1st plural piniz pinleriz
2nd plural pinsiniz pinlersiniz
3rd plural pinler pinlerdir

SynonymsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բոյն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • “pin”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

VietnameseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French pile.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

(classifier cục) pin

  1. a battery
  2. the amount of electricity that a battery holds
    Điện thoại tao hết pin rồi.
    My phone is dead.
    (literally, “My phone has run out of "battery".”)

Derived termsEdit

WelshEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin pīnus (compare Middle Irish pín).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin m or m pl (uncountable)

  1. pine (tree)
  2. pine (wood)
Usage notesEdit

Modern Welsh orthography prefers the form pin to the superseded form pîn.

SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin m (plural pinnau)

  1. Misspelling of pìn.

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pin bin mhin phin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West MakianEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin

  1. bee

ReferencesEdit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics

YapeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi (“woman”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

pin

  1. woman

YorubaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

pin

  1. to terminate; to come to an end
    Ọ̀nà ti pin ― The road has ended
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Cognate with Igala kpẹ́

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

pín

  1. to divide
    O fẹ́ tọ́ ọ wò àbí? Màá pín in sí méjì. ― Do you want to taste it? I'll divide it in two.
  2. to share out; to distribute
    Àwọn apẹja pín èyí tí wọ́n pa fún gbogbo abúlé ― The fishermen shared their catch with the village
Derived termsEdit
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