penell
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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pennellus, masculinized diminutive of penna (“feather, wing”). The failure of Latin /nn/ to yield the expected */ɲ/ in Catalan may be due to palatal dissimilation from the following /ʎ/ < /ll/.
Pronunciation
Noun
penell m (plural penells)
References
- “penell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
- “penell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.