pens

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English

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Noun

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pens

  1. plural of pen
  2. (obsolete) plural of penny

Verb

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pens

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pen

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch pens.

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Noun

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pens (plural pense)

  1. (anatomy) gut

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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pens m (invariable)

  1. (obsolete) thought

Etymology 2

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Verb

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pens

  1. (Balearic, Alghero) first-person singular present indicative of pensar

Danish

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Noun

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pens c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of pen

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch pense, from Old French panse (belly; tripe), from Latin pantex (belly; guts). Cognate with Limburgish pans, West Flemish pense, English paunch.

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Noun

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pens f (plural pensen, diminutive pensje n)

  1. paunch, rumen
    Synonym: rumen
    In de pens wordt voedsel voorverteerd.Food is pre-digested in the rumen.
    • 1871, F. C. Hekmeijer, Geïllustreerd Veeartsenijkundig Handboek voor elken Landman, voor ieder, die Dieren of Vee houdt, publ. B. Dekema, page 546.
      De pens heeft 2 openingen, waarvan de bovenste, de maagmond, in den slokdarm voert, de onderste, grootere, is de netmaag-opening en voert in de tweede maag...
      The rumen has two apertures, of which the upper or cardia leads to the esophagus and the lower and bigger aperture or opening of the reticulum leads to the second stomach...
  2. tripe
    Vandaag de dag wordt pens als slachtafval gezien.Nowadays, tripe is regarded as offal.
  3. (cooking) tripe filled with minced meat
    Synonym: rolpens
    Vroeger werd pens veelal thuis gemaakt.In the past, filled tripe was often made at home.
  4. potbelly
    Synonyms: bierbuik, buikje, spekbuik
    Zo, jij hebt een aardige pens ontwikkeld!Whew, you've developed quite a potbelly!
  5. (dialectal) stomach
    Synonym: maag
    De hond heeft een opgezwollen pens.The dog has a distended stomach.
    • 1887, W. F. Margadant, Met de adelborsten aan boord van de "Aldebaran", W. Cremer, page 125:
      (Hij) zwoer bij kris en kras dat hij den gevangen monsters (t.w. haaien) dikwijls levende jongen uit hun ”pens” had gehaald...
      (He) swore up and down that he had often extricated live young from the ”stomachs” of the captured monsters (i.e. sharks)...

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: pens

Middle English

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Noun

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pens

  1. plural of peny (penny)
    Synonym: penies
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Friar's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1603:
      [...] ‘Yif me twelf pens, I may no lenger tarie.’
      [...] ‘Give me twelve pence, I can no longer tarry.’

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From English points.

Noun

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pens m (definite singular pensen, indefinite plural pensar, definite plural pensane)

  1. (rail transport) points

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English pence. Doublet of pieniądz.

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pens m animal

  1. penny (one-hundredth of a pound sterling)

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Further reading

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  • pens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Noun

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pens

  1. nominative plural of pen