pinne

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (rare) 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.
  • (pathology) A condition in which a nerve is pressed by other body parts causing pain, cramps or other symptoms.
  • (idiomatic) A difficult situation, jam, bind. In this sense only used in inessive, elative and illative cases in set expressions.

Etymology

Inherited from *pintä- (cover, close).

Origin

*pintä-

Gloss

cover, close

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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