Penny

See also: penny

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni

Etymology 1

Diminutive +‎ -y.

Proper noun

Penny

1. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Pennie

Proper noun

Penny

1. A surname.
   • 1922, Musical News and Herald (volumes 62-63, page 780)

     Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.

2. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
   3. A small community on the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Canada.

Anagrams

• Pynne

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Penny m (strong, genitive Pennys, plural Pence)

1. penny

Declension

Declension of Penny [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Penny	die	Pence
genitive	eines	des	Pennys	der	Pence
dative	einem	dem	Penny	den	Pencen
accusative	einen	den	Penny	die	Pence

Further reading

• “Penny” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Penny” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Penny” in Duden online
• Penny on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de