Penne

See also: penne and penné

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛnə/
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Etymology 1

Corruption of Pennal, influenced by etymology 2.

Noun

Penne f (genitive Penne, plural Pennen)

  1. (colloquial, dated) school
    • 1999, “Danke, Gut”, in Gefährliches Halbwissen, performed by Eins Zwo:
      Aber ich war auf der Penne nie so der Lichtblick / Der Protokollant dessen Motto bestand im Hoffen auf bessere Zeiten der Wäscheseiten vom Otto-Versand.
      But at school I wasn't the bright spark / For the minute-taker, whose hope for better times was in the underwear pages from the Otto catalog.
Declension
Declension of Penne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Penne die Pennen
genitive einer der Penne der Pennen
dative einer der Penne den Pennen
accusative eine die Penne die Pennen

Etymology 2

Originally underworld slang. Perhaps ultimately borrowed from Hebrew בניין / בִּנְיָן (binyan, “building”). The sense of "prostitute" may be from the verb pennen (“to sleep”).

Noun

Penne f (genitive Penne, plural Pennen)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) dosshouse, flophouse
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) prostitute
Declension
Declension of Penne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Penne die Pennen
genitive einer der Penne der Pennen
dative einer der Penne den Pennen
accusative eine die Penne die Pennen

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian penne.

Noun

Penne pl (plural only)

  1. penne
Declension
Declension of Penne [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Penne
genitive der Penne
dative den Pennen
accusative die Penne

Further reading
  • “Penne” in Duden online
  • “Penne” in Duden online
  • “Penne” in Duden online
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