penning
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛnɪŋ/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
- Homophone: pinning (pin–pen merger)
- Rhymes: -ɛnɪŋ
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
penning
- present participle and gerund of pen
Noun edit
penning (plural pennings)
- Writing; literary composition.
- the idle pennings of a poetic daydreamer
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
penning (plural pennings or penningar)
- 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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
penning c (singular definite penningen, plural indefinite penninge)
- (historical) coin or currency in use in Denmark until 1602
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | penning | penningen | penninge | penningene |
genitive | pennings | penningens | penninges | penningenes |
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
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)
- (historical) A small coin, usually made of silver but later also of gold; penny.
- A medal or commemoration coin.
- (figurative) money, cash.
- (obsolete) coin.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
penning f (plural penningen)
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *panningaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
penning m
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Cognate with English penny.
Noun edit
penning c
Declension edit
Declension of penning | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | penning | penningen | penningar | penningarna |
Genitive | pennings | penningens | penningars | penningarnas |