pennur

Faroese

Etymology

From late Old Norse penni, from Latin penna (“feather”), from Proto-Italic *petnā (“feather, wing”), from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Cognate to Faroese fjøður.

Noun

pennur m (genitive singular pens, plural pennar)

1. pen

Declension

m9	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pennur	pennurin	pennar	pennarnir
Accusative	penn	pennin	pennar	pennarnar
Dative	penni	penninum	pennum	pennunum
Genitive	pens	pensins	penna	pennanna

Derived terms

• fjaðurpennur / fjøðurpennur
• fyllipennur
• keldupennur
• krákupennur
• kúlupennur
• lundapennur
• stálpennur
• pennahúsi
• pennaskaft
• pennasleikjari
• pennatekning