Pin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pin"

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English pin.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Pin m (strong, genitive Pins, plural Pins)

1. (US) pin, lapel pin, badge (accessory attached with a pin)

   Synonyms: Anstecker, Anstecknadel

2. (electricity) pin (any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector)

Declension

Declension of Pin [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pin	die	Pins
genitive	eines	des	Pins	der	Pins
dative	einem	dem	Pin	den	Pins
accusative	einen	den	Pin	die	Pins

Further reading

• “Pin” in Duden online

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *pin, from Proto-West Germanic *pinn. Cognate with English pin.

Noun

Pin m (plural Pinne)

1. peg, wooden nail

Related terms

• Pänne