Penunze
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
19th century, borrowed from Polish pieniądze, plural of pieniądz, from Proto-Slavic *pěnędzь, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Doublet of Pfennig. See English penny for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Penunze f (genitive Penunze, plural Penunzen, diminutive Penünzchen n)
- (slang, often in the plural) money
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld
- 1996, Jürgen Groß, Tödliches Leder[1], Solmser Buchverlag, page 129:
- »Was willst du von mir? Willst du Geld?« »Deine Penunze kannst du dir in den Hintern schieben. Ich will was anderes....«
- “What do you want from me? Do you want money?” “You can shove your moola up your ass. I want something else....”
- 2000, Bela B (lyrics and music), “Geld”, performed by Die Ärzte:
- Geld, Geld, Geld / Ich knie und bete um einen Haufen Knete / Geld, Geld, Geld / Penunzen und Kohle forder ich unverhohlen
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Declension of Penunze [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Penunze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Penunze” in Duden online
- “Penunze”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Penunze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon