prjónn

Icelandic

A knitting needle.

Chopsticks.

Etymology

From Old Norse prjónn, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz. Cognate with Faroese prónur, Danish pryne, English preen, Scots preen. Compare also German Pfriem, Dutch priem from the variant *preumaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰrjoutn/
Rhymes: -outn

Noun

prjónn m (genitive singular prjóns, nominative plural prjónar)

(knitting) a knitting needle, a knitting pin
(cutlery) a chopstick

Declension

declension of prjónn

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	prjónn	prjónninn	prjónar	prjónarnir
accusative	prjón	prjóninn	prjóna	prjónana
dative	prjóni	prjóninum	prjónum	prjónunum
genitive	prjóns	prjónsins	prjóna	prjónanna

Synonyms

(chopstick): matarprjónn

Derived terms

hafa á prjónunum
matarprjónn
prjóna
prjónales (“knitted wares”)
prjónapeysa
týtuprjónn

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