Faroese

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old Norse pinni. The stem change is possibly due to influence from Danish pind.

Noun

edit

pinnur m (genitive singular pins, plural pinnar)

  1. pin, skewer
  2. watch hands
  3. match (to make fire)

Declension

edit
m9 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pinnur pinnurin pinnar pinnarnir
Accusative pinn pinnin pinnar pinnarnar
Dative pinni pinninum pinnum pinnunum
Genitive pins pinsins pinna pinnanna

Synonyms

edit