pintel

English

Noun

pintel (plural pintels)

Alternative spelling of pintle

Anagrams

leptin, pintle

Middle English

Noun

pintel

Alternative form of pyntel

Old English

Etymology

A diminutive form of Germanic *pintia-, from Proto-Germanic *pint- (“protrusion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bendʰn- (“peg, tip, protruding point, edge”), equivalent to modern English pin +‎ -le. Cognate with Old Frisian pint, Middle Low German pint.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpin.tel/

Noun

pintel m

penis
Synonym: hnocc

Descendants

Middle English: pyntel, pintel, pintell, pintil, pintile, pyntell, pyntelle, pyntill, pyntul, pyntyl, pyntyle, pyntyll
- English: pintle
- Scots: pintle

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