pin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”). 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 (“knitting-needle”), 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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pin (plural pins)
- A small device, made (usually) of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- 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.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- (in plural pins; informal) A leg.
- I'm not so good on my pins these days.
- (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins.
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- (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.
- (chess) A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
- (curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- The shot landed right on the pin.
- (dated) A mood, a state of being.
- She was in a merry pin.
Synonyms[edit]
- (small nail): nail, tack
- (cylinder of wood or metal): peg
- (games): skittle
- (jewellery fastened with a pin): brooch
- (accessory): badge
Hyponyms[edit]
- (jewellery fastened with a pin): breastpin
- (chess): absolute pin, relative pin, partial pin
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from pin (noun)
Translations[edit]
small device; small needle with no eye
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small nail
cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts
slender object specially designed for use in bowling
any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector
jewellery attached with a pin — see brooch
US: accessory attached with a pin
in chess
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See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
pin (third-person singular simple present pins, present participle pinning, simple past and past participle pinned)
- (often followed by a preposition such as to or on) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
- (chess, usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- (wrestling) To pin down (someone).
Translations[edit]
to fasten/attach with a pin
in chess
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Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Cornish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pin f (singulative pinen)
Synonyms[edit]
Danish[edit]
Verb[edit]
pin
- imperative of pine
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pin c (plural pinnen, diminutive pinnetje)
- peg, pin
Verb[edit]
pin
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pīnus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pin m (plural pins)
Lojban[edit]
Rafsi[edit]
pin
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
pin
- Nonstandard spelling of pīn.
- Nonstandard spelling of pín.
- Nonstandard spelling of pǐn.
- Nonstandard spelling of pìn.
Usage notes[edit]
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mapudungun[edit]
Verb[edit]
pin (using Raguileo Alphabet)
Synonyms[edit]
- (tell a story): nvxamyen
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pīnus.
Noun[edit]
Declension[edit]
declension of pin
See also[edit]
Romansch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin pīnus.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
pin m
Synonyms[edit]
- (spruce): (Vallader) petsch
Turkish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Armenian բույն (buyn, “nest”) (from Western Armenian pronunciation).
Noun[edit]
pin
Declension[edit]
declension of pin
possessive forms of pin
| nominative | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | pinim | pinlerim |
| senin (your) | pinin | pinlerin |
| onun (his/her/its) | pini | pinleri |
| bizim (our) | pinimiz | pinlerimiz |
| sizin (your) | pininiz | pinleriniz |
| onların (their) | pinleri | pinleri |
| accusative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | pinimi | pinlerimi |
| senin (your) | pinini | pinlerini |
| onun (his/her/its) | pinini | pinlerini |
| bizim (our) | pinimizi | pinlerimizi |
| sizin (your) | pininizi | pinlerinizi |
| onların (their) | pinlerini | pinlerini |
| dative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | pinime | pinlerime |
| senin (your) | pinine | pinlerine |
| onun (his/her/its) | pinine | pinlerine |
| bizim (our) | pinimize | pinlerimize |
| sizin (your) | pininize | pinlerinize |
| onların (their) | pinlerine | pinlerine |
| locative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | pinimde | pinlerimde |
| senin (your) | pininde | pinlerinde |
| onun (his/her/its) | pininde | pinlerinde |
| bizim (our) | pinimizde | pinlerimizde |
| sizin (your) | pininizde | pinlerinizde |
| onların (their) | pinlerinde | pinlerinde |
| ablative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | pinimden | pinlerimden |
| senin (your) | pininden | pinlerinden |
| onun (his/her/its) | pininden | pinlerinden |
| bizim (our) | pinimizden | pinlerimizden |
| sizin (your) | pininizden | pinlerinizden |
| onların (their) | pinlerinden | pinlerinden |
| genitive | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | pinimin | pinlerimin |
| senin (your) | pininin | pinlerinin |
| onun (his/her/its) | pininin | pinlerinin |
| bizim (our) | pinimizin | pinlerimizin |
| sizin (your) | pininizin | pinlerinizin |
| onların (their) | pinlerinin | pinlerinin |
predicative forms of pin
| simple present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I am) | pinim | pinlerim* |
| sen (you are) | pinsin | pinlersin* |
| o (he/she/it is) | pin / pindir | pinler* / pinlerdir* |
| biz (we are) | piniz | pinleriz |
| siz (you are) | pinsiniz | pinlersiniz |
| onlar (they are) | pinler | pinlerdir |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | pindim | pinlerdim* |
| sen (you were) | pindin | pinlerdin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | pindi | pinlerdi* |
| biz (we were) | pindik | pinlerdik |
| siz (you were) | pindiniz | pinlerdiniz |
| onlar (they were) | pindiler | pinlerdi |
| indirect / unwitnessed past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | pinmişim | pinlermişim* |
| sen (you were) | pinmişsin | pinlermişsin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | pinmiş | pinlermiş* |
| biz (we were) | pinmişiz | pinlermişiz |
| siz (you were) | pinmişsiniz | pinlermişsiniz |
| onlar (they were) | pinmişler | pinlermiş |
| *Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.
Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives. |
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References[edit]
- “բոյն” in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79
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