pennur

Faroese

Etymology

From late Old Norse penni, from Latin penna (“feather”), from Proto-Italic *petnā (“feather, wing”), from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Cognate to Faroese fjøður.

Noun

pennur m (genitive singular pens, plural pennar)

  1. pen

Declension

m9 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pennur pennurin pennar pennarnir
accusative penn pennin pennar pennarnar
dative penni penninum pennum pennunum
genitive pens pensins penna pennanna

Derived terms

  • fjaðurpennur, fjøðurpennur
  • fyllipennur
  • keldupennur
  • krákupennur
  • kúlupennur
  • lundapennur
  • pennahúsi
  • pennaskaft
  • pennasleikjari
  • pennatekning
  • stálpennur
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