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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English pin.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pin m (strong, genitive Pins, plural Pins)
- (US) pin, lapel pin, badge (accessory attached with a pin)
- Synonyms: Anstecker, Anstecknadel
- (electricity) pin (any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector)
Declension
Further reading
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *pin, from Proto-West Germanic *pinn. Cognate with English pin.
Noun
Pin m (plural Pinne)
- peg, wooden nail