prjónn
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse prjónn, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz. Cognate with Faroese prónur, Danish pryne, English preen, Scots preen. Compare also German Pfriem, Dutch priem from the variant *preumaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]prjónn m (genitive singular prjóns, nominative plural prjónar)
- (knitting) a knitting needle, a knitting pin
- (cutlery) a chopstick
Declension
[edit]| Declension of prjónn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prjónn | prjónninn | prjónar | prjónarnir |
| accusative | prjón | prjóninn | prjóna | prjónana |
| dative | prjóni | prjóninum | prjónum | prjónunum |
| genitive | prjóns | prjónsins | prjóna | prjónanna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (chopstick): matarprjónn
Derived terms
[edit]- hafa á prjónunum
- matarprjónn
- prjóna
- prjónales (“knitted wares”)
- prjónapeysa
- týtuprjónn
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/outn
- Rhymes:Icelandic/outn/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Knitting
- is:Cutlery