English

Proper noun

Penn

1. A surname​.
2. (informal) University of Pennsylvania

Synonyms

• (University of Pennsylvania): UPenn

See also

• Penn State

Breton

Noun

penn m ‎(plural pennoù)

1. head
2. chief, leader

Inflection

Cornish

Alternative forms

• pedn

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [pɛnː]

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

Noun

penn m ‎(plural pennow)

1. head
2. top
3. end

Mutation

German

Verb

penn

1. Imperative singular of pennen.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of pennen.

Luxembourgish

Verb

penn

1. second-person singular imperative of pennen

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish penn ‎(“pen”), from Latin penna.

Noun

penn m ‎(genitive singular penney, plural pennyn)

1. pen

Derived terms

• penn leoaie m ‎(“pencil”)

Mutation

References

• “penn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.

Noun

penn

1. head
2. chief

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

penn m ‎(definite singular pennen, indefinite plural penner, definite plural pennene)

1. a pen (writing tool)

Derived terms

• pennen er mektigere enn sverdet
• pennesplitt
• tusjpenn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

penn m ‎(definite singular pennen, indefinite plural pennar, definite plural pennane)

1. a pen (writing tool)

Derived terms

• pennesplitt
• tusjpenn