penell
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pennellus, masculinized diminutive of penna (“feather, wing”). The failure of Latin /nn/ to yield the expected */ɲ/ in Catalan may be due to palatal dissimilation from the following /ʎ/ < /ll/.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
penell m (plural penells)
References edit
- “penell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading edit
- “penell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.