penne
See also: Penne and penné
English
penne
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian penne, plural of penna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛneɪ/
Noun
penne (uncountable)
- A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
Related terms
- penne rigate
Translations
type of pasta
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Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛnə/, [ˈpʰɛnə]
Noun
penne c
- indefinite plural of pen
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin pinna, penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”). Doublet of panne. See also pinacle–panache.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛn/
Audio (file) - Homophones: peine, peinent, pêne, pennes
Noun
penne f (plural pennes)
- large feather
- penne (pasta)
Further reading
- “penne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
penne
- inflection of pennen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpen.ne/
- Rhymes: -enne
- Hyphenation: pén‧ne
Noun
penne f pl
- plural of penna
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Compare feþer.
Alternative forms
- pen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛn(ə)/
Noun
penne (plural pennes)
- A pen or other implement for writing.
- (figuratively) A writer's aptitude or distinguishing features.
- A quill; the rachis (stem) of a feather.
- A wing (projection enabling flight) (usually used in the plural)
- A feather or piece of plumage.
- (rare) A hollow channel.
Related terms
- penne knyfe
- penner
Descendants
- English: pen
- Scots: pen
References
- “penne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.
Etymology 2
From Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic *pennō.
Noun
penne
- Alternative form of pen