pirn

English

Alternative forms

• pern

Etymology

Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɜː(ɹ)n/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

Noun

pirn (plural pirns)

1. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
2. The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.

Verb

pirn (third-person singular simple present pirns, present participle pirning, simple past and past participle pirned)

1. (transitive) To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “prin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• prin

Estonian

Etymology

From German Birne.

Noun

pirn (genitive pirni, partitive pirni)

1. pear (fruit)
2. light bulb

Declension

Declension of pirn (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	pirn	pirnid
genitive	pirni	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

Derived terms

• pirnipuu