penger
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English
Adjective
penger
- comparative form of peng: more peng
Finnish
Alternative forms
- penkere (not as common)
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse (compare Old East Norse *benkr), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Doublet of penkki, pankko, and penkka.
Pronunciation
Noun
penger
- embankment, bank (steep slope of earth, sand, etc.)
- Synonym: penkka
- terrace, bed (raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
- Synonym: pengermä
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Further reading
- “penger”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic . Cognates include Finnish penger and dialectal Estonian penger.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpeŋɡer/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpeŋɡer/,
- Rhymes: -eŋɡer
- Hyphenation: pen‧ger
Noun
penger
Declension
| Declension of penger (type 12/tytär, nk-ng gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | penger | penkeret |
| genitive | penkeren | penkeriin |
| partitive | pengertä | penkeriä |
| illative | penkeree | penkerii |
| inessive | penkerees | penkeriis |
| elative | penkerest | penkerist |
| allative | penkerelle | penkerille |
| adessive | penkereel | penkeriil |
| ablative | penkerelt | penkerilt |
| translative | penkereks | penkeriks |
| essive | penkerennä, penkereen | penkerinnä, penkeriin |
| exessive1) | penkerent | penkerint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Plural form of penge. From Old Norse pen(in)gar, plural form of pen(in)gr. Doublet of penning.
Pronunciation
Noun
penger pl (definite plural pengene)
- money
- Har du nok penger til dette maleriet?
- Do you have enough money for this painting?
- plural of penge (“coin”)
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See also
- pengar (Nynorsk)
References
“penger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.