penning

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

penning

  1. present participle and gerund of pen

Noun[edit]

penning (plural pennings)

  1. Writing; literary composition.
    the idle pennings of a poetic daydreamer

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

penning (plural pennings or penningar)

  1. An old currency unit, the Swedish penning.

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish pænning, Old Norse peningr, borrowed from Old Saxon penning or Old English penning, peniġ, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz (coin). Cognate with English penny and German Pfennig.

This word is the source of the common word for "money" in modern Scandinavian, see penge.

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Noun[edit]

penning c (singular definite penningen, plural indefinite penninge)

  1. (historical) coin or currency in use in Denmark until 1602

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.nɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pen‧ning
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɪŋ

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch penninc, from Old Dutch pennink, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun[edit]

penning m (plural penningen, diminutive penninkje n)

  1. (historical) A small coin, usually made of silver but later also of gold; penny.
  2. A medal or commemoration coin.
  3. (figurative) money, cash.
  4. (obsolete) coin.
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Descendants[edit]
  • Negerhollands: penning
  • Indonesian: péning
  • Papiamentu: penning

Etymology 2[edit]

From pennen +‎ -ing.

Noun[edit]

penning f (plural penningen)

  1. (chess) pin, pinning

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *panningaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpen.ninɡ/, [ˈpen.niŋɡ]

Noun[edit]

penning m

  1. penny

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Cognate with English penny.

Noun[edit]

penning c

  1. a coin, a penny
  2. money, cash

Declension[edit]

Declension of penning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative penning penningen penningar penningarna
Genitive pennings penningens penningars penningarnas

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