penned

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛnd/
Homophone: pend
- (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /pɪnd/
- Homophone: pinned
Rhymes: -ɛnd

Verb

penned

simple past and past participle of pen

Adjective

penned (not comparable)

(obsolete) winged; having plumes

Welsh

Adjective

penned

(obsolete) equative of pen

Usage notes

Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru documents examples of this form from the 17th and 18th centuries,^[1] however only the superlative degree of comparison pennaf is in use today.^[2] ^[3]

Mutation

Mutated forms of *penned*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
penned	benned	mhenned	phenned

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “pen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
^ Bruce Griffiths; Dafydd Glyn Jones (1995), “Morffoleg y Gymraeg”, in Geiriadur yr Academi‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 August 2025, Comparative forms formed from nouns
^ Peter Wyn Thomas (1996), “4. Yr Ymadrodd Enwol”, in Gramadeg y Gymraeg‎^[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: University of Wales Press, retrieved 21 August 2025, pages 228-229

[1] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “pen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[2] Bruce Griffiths; Dafydd Glyn Jones (1995), “Morffoleg y Gymraeg”, in Geiriadur yr Academi‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 August 2025, Comparative forms formed from nouns

[3] Peter Wyn Thomas (1996), “4. Yr Ymadrodd Enwol”, in Gramadeg y Gymraeg‎^[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: University of Wales Press, retrieved 21 August 2025, pages 228-229

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