Penny

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Diminutive +‎ -y.

Proper noun

Penny

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

Proper noun

Penny

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  1. A surname.
    • 1922, Musical News and Herald, volumes 62-63, page 780:
      Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.
  2. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:
    1. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
    2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
    3. A small community on the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Canada.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Penny m (strong, genitive Pennys, plural Pence)

  1. penny

Declension

Declension of Penny
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Penny die Pence
genitive eines des Pennys der Pence
dative einem dem Penny den Pencen
accusative einen den Penny die Pence

Further reading

  • “Penny” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Penny” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Penny” in Duden online
  • Penny on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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