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Penne
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penne penné
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈpɛnə/
de De-Penne.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Corruption of de Pennal, influenced by etymology 2.
Noun
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de colloquial dated school
de Danke, Gut Eins Zwo Gefährliches Halbwissen 1999 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
f
Related terms
de Pennäler
Etymology 2
Originally underworld slang. Perhaps ultimately borrowed from de he - בניין בִּנְיָן binyan building. The sense of "prostitute" may be from the verb de pennen to sleep.
Noun
f
de colloquial derogatory dosshouse, flophouse
de colloquial derogatory prostitute
Declension
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Etymology 3
de :bor it:penne
de it penne.
Noun
p
penne
Declension
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Further reading
Penne_Schule
Penne_Nachtquartier_Prostituierte
Penne_Nudeln_Teigwaren