penell

Catalan

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈneʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [peˈneʎ]

Noun

penell m (plural penells)

1. weather vane

References

• “penell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “penell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.