penger
English edit
Adjective edit
penger
- comparative form of peng: more peng
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
- penkere (not as common)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old East Norse *benkr), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Doublet of penkki, pankko, and penkka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
penger
- embankment, bank (steep slope of earth, sand, etc.)
- Synonym: penkka
- terrace, bed (raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
- Synonym: pengermä
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “penger”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish penger and dialectal Estonian penger.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpeŋɡer/, [ˈpe̞ŋɡe̞r]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpeŋɡer/, [ˈpe̞ŋɡ̊e̞r]
- Rhymes: -eŋɡer
- Hyphenation: pen‧ger
Noun edit
penger
Declension edit
Declension of penger (type 12/tytär, nk-ng gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | penger | penkeret |
genitive | penkeren | penkeriin |
partitive | pengertä | penkeriä |
illative | penkeree | penkerii |
inessive | penkerees | penkeriis |
elative | penkerest | penkerist |
allative | penkerelle | penkerille |
adessive | penkereel | penkeriil |
ablative | penkerelt | penkerilt |
translative | penkereks | penkeriks |
essive | penkerennä, penkereen | penkerinnä, penkeriin |
exessive1) | penkerent | penkerint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Plural form of penge. From Old Norse pen(in)gar, plural form of pen(in)gr. Doublet of penning.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
penger pl (definite plural pengene)
- money
- Har du nok penger til dette maleriet?
- Do you have enough money for this painting?
- plural of penge (“coin”)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- pengar (Nynorsk)
References edit
“penger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.