pintel

English

Noun

pintel (plural pintels)

1. Alternative spelling of pintle

Anagrams

• leptin, pintle

Middle English

Noun

pintel

1. Alternative form of pyntel

Old English

Etymology

A diminutive form of Proto-West Germanic *pint(i), from Proto-Germanic *pint- (“protrusion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bendʰn- (“peg, tip, protruding point, edge”). Cognate with Old Frisian pint, Middle Low German pint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.tel/

Noun

pintel m

1. penis

   Synonyms: hnocc, teors, wǣpn

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	pintel	pintlas
accusative	pintel	pintlas
genitive	pintles	pintla
dative	pintle	pintlum

Descendants

• Middle English: pyntel, pintel, pintell, pintil, pintile, pyntell, pyntelle, pyntill, pyntul, pyntyl, pyntyle, pyntyll
  • English: pintle
  • Scots: pintle