Penne
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Corruption of Pennal, influenced by etymology 2.
Noun[edit]
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.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Penne [feminine]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
Penne f (genitive Penne, plural Pennen)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Penne [feminine]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
Penne pl (plural only)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Penne [pl-only]
Further reading[edit]
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