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penne

See also: Penne and penné

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penne

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian penne, plural of penna.

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Noun edit

penne (uncountable)

  1. A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pɛnə/, [ˈpʰɛnə]

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penne c

  1. indefinite plural of pen

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French, from Latin pinna, penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”). Doublet of panne. See also pinacle–panache.

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Noun edit

penne f (plural pennes)

  1. large feather
  2. penne (pasta)

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Verb edit

penne

  1. inflection of pennen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpen.ne/
  • Rhymes: -enne
  • Hyphenation: pén‧ne

Noun edit

penne f pl

  1. plural of penna

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Anglo-Norman penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Compare feþer.

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penne (plural pennes)

  2. A pen or other implement for writing.
  3. (figuratively) A writer's aptitude or distinguishing features.
  4. A quill; the rachis (stem) of a feather.
  5. A wing (projection enabling flight) (usually used in the plural)
  6. A feather or piece of plumage.
  7. (rare) A hollow channel.
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Descendants edit
  • English: pen
  • Scots: pen
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic *pennō.

Noun edit

penne

  2. Alternative form of pen
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