pinnar

Pinnar is a common noun in Swedish that denotes slender, cylindrical objects made of wood or other material, and is the plural form of pinne. It refers to sticks or rods of varying sizes used in everyday life, including utensils, construction, crafts, and cooking. In culinary contexts, pinnar often refers to chopsticks, as in phrases describing eating with pinnar. Compound forms include träpinnar (wooden sticks) and grillpinnar (barbecue skewers).

In crafts and carpentry, pinnar can describe dowel pins used to join pieces of wood, or other small cylindrical fasteners. The word is versatile and appears across many everyday scenarios, from food preparation to DIY projects. While pinnar primarily means sticks, the exact sense can shift with context, such as specifying material (träpinnar for wooden sticks) or function (grillpinnar for skewers).

The term also occurs in other Nordic languages with related meanings, though usage and plural forms vary by language. Etymologically, pinnar is related to cognate terms in Germanic languages for a slender rod or pin, connecting it to broader linguistic families in the region.

See also: pinne, chopsticks, dowel.