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Penn
Penn
See also: penn
English
Proper noun
Penn
- A surname.
- (informal) University of Pennsylvania
Synonyms
- (University of Pennsylvania): UPenn
See also
penn
penn
See also: Penn
Cornish
Alternative forms
- pedn
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [pɛnː]
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.
Noun
penn m (plural pennow)
Mutation
Mutation of penn
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
penn | benn | fenn | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
German
Verb
penn
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish penn (“pen”), from Latin penna.
Noun
penn m (genitive singular penney, plural pennyn)
Derived terms
- penn leoaie m (“pencil”)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
penn | phenn | benn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “penn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.