pinne

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Verb

pinne

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of pinnen

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pintä- (“to close, cover”). In that case, it is cognate with Hungarian fed and Udmurt поди (podi).^[1]

Noun

pinne

1. (rare, dialectal) Any device or part that keeps something in its place through tension (as contrasted with e.g. weight or friction), such as a clamp or clip.
2. (pathology) A condition in which a nerve is pressed by other body parts causing pain, cramps or other symptoms.
3. (idiomatic) A difficult situation, jam, bind. In this sense only used in inessive, elative and illative cases in set expressions.

   olla pinteessä = to be in a difficult situation

   joutua pinteeseen = to get into a difficult situation

   päästä pinteestä = to get out of a difficult situation

Anagrams

• nepin, penin, penni

Noun

pinne f

1. plural of pinna

Noun

pinne (plural pinner)

1. a stick
2. a drink

   ta seg en pinne

   take yourself a drink

Noun

pinne f

1. bottle, flask

Usage notes

• The exact gender is unknown. As pinne, it is assumed to be feminine. The form, glossed once in the accusative case, is pinnan (for flaxan, "flask"). Gender could also be masculine (nominative pinna).

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Etymology

From Old Norse pinni, from Old Swedish pinne, cognate with English pin.

Noun

pinne c

1. a stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of material
2. a perch; a bird's roost

   Som en fågel på en pinne, vill jag ständigt sitta i ditt minne.

   Like a bird on its perch, I want to sit forever in your memory.

3. (sports) a point valid in a sports league, given to a team for winning a league match

   I fotbollsligan får det vinnande laget tre pinnar medan det förlorande laget inte får någon.

References

• pinne in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• pinne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.