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/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n === Noun === pirn (plural pirns) A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving. The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel. (dialect) A trouble or difficulty deliberately created. === Verb === pirn (third-person singular simple present pirns, present participle pirning, simple past and past participle pirned) (transitive) To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder. === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “prin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === prin == Estonian == === Etymology === From German Birne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpirn/, [ˈpirn] Rhymes: -irn Hyphenation: pirn === Noun === pirn (genitive pirni, partitive pirni) (botany) pear (fruit or tree) light bulb (colloquial) a bad surprise, unexpected unpleasantness ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Compounds ==== === References === pirn in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “pirn”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009