pirn
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Etymology edit
Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pirn (plural pirns)
- A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
- The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.
Verb edit
pirn (third-person singular simple present pirns, present participle pirning, simple past and past participle pirned)
- (transitive) To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “prin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Noun edit
pirn (genitive pirni, partitive pirni)
- (botany) pear (fruit or tree)
- light bulb
- (colloquial) a bad surprise, unexpected unpleasantness
Declension edit
| Declension of pirn (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pirn | pirnid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | pirni | ||
| genitive | pirnide | ||
| partitive | pirni | pirne pirnisid | |
| illative | pirni pirnisse |
pirnidesse pirnesse | |
| inessive | pirnis | pirnides pirnes | |
| elative | pirnist | pirnidest pirnest | |
| allative | pirnile | pirnidele pirnele | |
| adessive | pirnil | pirnidel pirnel | |
| ablative | pirnilt | pirnidelt pirnelt | |
| translative | pirniks | pirnideks pirneks | |
| terminative | pirnini | pirnideni | |
| essive | pirnina | pirnidena | |
| abessive | pirnita | pirnideta | |
| comitative | pirniga | pirnidega | |