Penne
See also: penne and penné
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛnə/
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
Corruption of Pennal, influenced by etymology 2.
Noun
Penne f (genitive Penne, plural Pennen)
- (colloquial, dated) school
- 1999, “Danke, Gut”, in Gefährliches Halbwissen, performed by Eins Zwo:
- Aber ich war auf der Penne nie so der Lichtblick / Der Protokollant dessen Motto bestand im Hoffen auf bessere Zeiten der Wäscheseiten vom Otto-Versand.
- But at school I wasn't the bright spark / For the minute-taker, whose hope for better times was in the underwear pages from the Otto catalog.
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Declension
Declension of Penne [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Penne | die | Pennen |
| genitive | einer | der | Penne | der | Pennen |
| dative | einer | der | Penne | den | Pennen |
| accusative | eine | die | Penne | die | Pennen |
Related terms
- Pennäler
Etymology 2
Originally underworld slang. Perhaps ultimately borrowed from Hebrew בניין / בִּנְיָן (binyan, “building”). The sense of "prostitute" may be from the verb pennen (“to sleep”).
Noun
Penne f (genitive Penne, plural Pennen)
- (colloquial, derogatory) dosshouse, flophouse
- (colloquial, derogatory) prostitute
Declension
Declension of Penne [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Penne | die | Pennen |
| genitive | einer | der | Penne | der | Pennen |
| dative | einer | der | Penne | den | Pennen |
| accusative | eine | die | Penne | die | Pennen |
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Italian penne.
Noun
Penne pl (plural only)
- penne
Declension
Declension of Penne [pl-only]
| plural | ||
|---|---|---|
| def. | noun | |
| nominative | die | Penne |
| genitive | der | Penne |
| dative | den | Pennen |
| accusative | die | Penne |
Further reading
- “Penne” in Duden online
- “Penne” in Duden online
- “Penne” in Duden online