pensel

English

Noun

pensel (plural pensels)

  1. Obsolete form of pencel.
  2. Obsolete form of pencil.

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Danish

Etymology

Via German Pinsel and Old French pincel from Latin pēnicillum (brush), a diminutive of pēniculus, which is itself a diminutive of pēnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛnˀsəl/, [ˈpʰɛnˀsl̩]

Noun

pensel c (singular definite penslen or (unofficial) penselen, plural indefinite pensler)

  1. paintbrush

Inflection

Declension of pensel
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pensel penslen
(unofficial) penselen
pensler penslerne
genitive pensels penslens
(unofficial) penselens
penslers penslernes

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Malay

Etymology

From English pencil or Dutch penseel, both forms directly attested in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /pensel/

Noun

pensel (Jawi spelling ڤينسيل, plural pensel-pensel)

  1. pencil
    Pensel yang di atas meja itu, pensel saya.
    The pencil on that table, is my pencil.

Alternative forms

  • pensil (nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesian)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • pensel warna
  • pensel kayu

References

  1. ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 247

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Pinsel, from Old French pincel, from Latin peniculus.

Noun

pensel m (definite singular penselen, indefinite plural pensler, definite plural penslene)

  1. a brush, paintbrush

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Pinsel, from Old French pincel, from Latin peniculus.

Noun

pensel m (definite singular penselen, indefinite plural penslar, definite plural penslane)

  1. a brush, paintbrush

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish pinzil, from German Pinsel, from Latin pēniculus. Doublet of penis. Cognate of English pencil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pensel c

  1. a brush (with a handle, for applying a substance to something)
    Synonym: (paintbrush) målarpensel
    måla med en pensel
    paint with a brush
    pensla smör på brödet med en pensel
    brush butter on the bread with a brush

Usage notes

For other types of brushes, see borste.

Declension

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