pinnur

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

pinnur m (genitive singular pins, plural pinnar)

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

Declension

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

• (watch hands): klokkupinnur
• (match): svávulpinnur