penne

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian penne, plural of penna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛneɪ/ === Noun === penne (uncountable) A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛnə/, [ˈpʰɛnə] === Noun === penne c indefinite plural of pen == Finnish == === Etymology === < Italian penne === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpenːe/, [ˈpe̞nːe̞] Rhymes: -enːe Syllabification(key): pen‧ne Hyphenation(key): pen‧ne === Noun === penne penne (pasta) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “penne”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French penne f, from Latin pinna f, penna f, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”). Doublet of panne. See also pinacle–panache. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛn/ Homophones: peine, peinent, pêne, pennes === Noun === penne f (plural pennes) large feather quill (for writing) penne (pasta) === Further reading === “penne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === penne inflection of pennen: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpen.ne/ Rhymes: -enne Hyphenation: pén‧ne === Noun === penne f pl plural of penna == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman penne f, from Old French penne f, from Latin penna f, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Compare feþer. ==== Alternative forms ==== pen ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpɛn(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== penne (plural pennes) A pen or other implement for writing. (figuratively) A writer's aptitude or distinguishing features. A quill; the rachis (stem) of a feather. A wing (projection enabling flight) (usually used in the plural) A feather or piece of plumage. (rare) A hollow channel. ===== Related terms ===== penne knyfe penner ===== Descendants ===== English: pen Scots: pen ===== References ===== “penne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 April 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic *pennō. ==== Noun ==== penne alternative form of pen == Mokilese == === Noun === penne first-person singular demonstrative of pen == Old French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin penna f. === Noun === penne oblique singular, f (oblique plural pennes, nominative singular penne, nominative plural pennes) feather quill (Insular French) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: penne f French: penne f Anglo-Norman: penne f → Middle English: penne, penEnglish: penScots: pen → Welsh: pìn === References ===