penn

See also: Penn

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃n/

Noun

penn m (plural pennoù)

  1. head
  2. chief, leader

Inflection
  Mutation of penn  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixed
singular penn benn fenn unchanged unchanged
plural pennoù bennoù fennoù unchanged unchanged

Cornish

Alternative forms
  • pedn

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [pɛnː]

Noun

penn m (plural pennow)

  1. head
  2. top
  3. end

Mutation
  Mutation of penn  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
penn benn fenn unchanged unchanged unchanged

German

Verb

penn

  1. Imperative singular of pennen.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of pennen.

Luxembourgish

Verb

penn

  1. second-person singular imperative of pennen

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish penn (“pen”), from Latin penna.

Noun

penn m (genitive singular penney, plural pennyn)

  1. pen

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
pennphennbenn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “penn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

Noun

penn

  1. head
  2. chief

Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalAspirate
pennbennpenn / phenn
pronounced with /m̥-/		phenn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

penn m (definite singular pennen, indefinite plural penner, definite plural pennene)

  1. a pen (writing tool)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

penn m (definite singular pennen, indefinite plural pennar, definite plural pennane)

  1. a pen (writing tool)

Derived terms
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