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pinne.

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.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpinːeˣ/[ˈpinːe̞(ʔ)]
  1. 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.

    dialectal · rare
  2. A condition in which a nerve is pressed by other body parts causing pain, cramps or other symptoms.

  3. A difficult situation, jam, bind.

    idiomatic
    olla pinteessä
    joutua pinteeseen
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Has been compared with Proto-Finno-Ugric *pintä- (“to close, cover”) (compare Hungarian fed, Udmurt поди (poďi)), but this comparison is irregular and the Permic and Ugric words may be innovations borrowed from one or another.

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