penne

See also: Penne and penné

English

penne

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian penne, plural of penna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛneɪ/

Noun

penne (uncountable)

1. A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

Related terms

• penne rigate

Translations

type of pasta

• Italian: penne (it) f pl
• Japanese: ペンネ (penne)
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• Portuguese: penne
• Turkish: kalem makarna
• Vietnamese: mì ống, mì hình ống

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnə/, [ˈpʰɛnə]

Noun

penne c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of pen

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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:

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• Homophones: peine, peinent, pêne, pennes

Noun

penne f (plural pennes)

1. large feather
2. penne (pasta)

Further reading

• “penne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

penne

1. inflection of pennen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

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Italian

Noun

penne f pl

1. plural of penna

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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)

2. A pen or other implement for writing.
3. (figuratively) A writer's aptitude or distinguishing features.
4. A quill; the rachis (stem) of a feather.
5. A wing (projection enabling flight) (usually used in the plural)
6. A feather or piece of plumage.
7. (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

2. Alternative form of pen