jenny

jenny

See also: Jenny and Jenný

English

Alternative forms

• Jenny

Etymology

Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛni/

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• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: jen‧ny

Noun

jenny (plural jennies)

1. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
2. A female creature of certain kinds, such as wren and donkey.
3. A catmill.
4. In billiards and similar games, a powerful follow shot with plenty of topspin.
   • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, Olympia Press:

     Cream's potting had been extraordinary, extraordinary, I remember, said Goff. I never saw anything like it. We were watching breathless, as he set himself for a long thin jenny, with the black of all balls.

Derived terms

• jenny wren

Translations

device for spinning — see spinning jenny

female of donkey — see she-ass

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Finnish

Etymology

< genua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjenːy/, [ˈje̞nːy]
• Rhymes: -enːy
• Syllabification^(key): jen‧ny

Noun

jenny

1. (nautical, sailing) Synonym of genua.

Declension

Declension of jenny (type risti) singular plural nominative jenny jennyt genitive jennyn jennyjen partitive jennyä jennyjä accusative jenny jennyn jennyt inessive jennyssä jennyissä elative jennystä jennyistä illative jennyyn jennyihin adessive jennyllä jennyillä ablative jennyltä jennyiltä allative jennylle jennyille essive jennynä jennyinä translative jennyksi jennyiksi instructive – jennyin abessive jennyttä jennyittä comitative – jennyineen