Pfennig

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfennic, from Old High German pfending, from Proto-West Germanic *panning; compare English penny. Doublet of Penunze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfɛnɪç/ (official standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛnɪç/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpfɛnɪk/ (most speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

Noun

Pfennig m (strong, genitive Pfennigs, plural Pfennige)

  1. (historical, numismatics) pfennig
  2. penny

Declension

Declension of Pfennig
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pfennig die Pfennige
genitive eines des Pfennigs der Pfennige
dative einem dem Pfennig den Pfennigen
accusative einen den Pfennig die Pfennige

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