penne

See also: Penne and penné

English

penne

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian penne.

Noun

penne (uncountable)

  1. A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

Derived terms

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛnə/, [ˈpʰɛnə]

Noun

penne c

  1. plural indefinite of pen

French

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

penne f (plural pennes)

  1. large feather
  2. penne (pasta)

Further reading

German

Verb

penne

  1. First-person singular present of pennen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of pennen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of pennen.
  4. Imperative singular of pennen.

Italian

Noun

penne f pl

  1. plural of penna

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛn(ə)/

Noun

penne (plural pennes)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

penne

  1. Alternative form of pen
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