Pinöpel
German
Etymology
From Low German Pinöpel, from Middle Low German pinappel, pinakel, pinapel, itself borrowed from Latin pinnaculum. Compare English pinnacle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈnøːpəl/
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Noun
Pinöpel m (strong, genitive Pinöpels, plural Pinöpel, diminutive Pinöpelchen n)
- (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) a protrusion or stud of any kind, but especially one designed for some function (in devices, fasteners, packaging, etc.)
- Synonym: Nippel
- 2017, Oliver Schlick, chapter 11, in Wächter der Meere, Hüter des Lichts, Ueberreuter Verlag, →ISBN:
- Eilean und Ole stehen vor dem Kleiderschrank in Flints Keller und beobachten ungeduldig, wie Helios Ehrenfeld die Rückwand des Schrankes abtastet. »Hier war doch irjendswo so ein Pinöpel jewesen«, murmelt er. »Ah, hier!«
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