different between jenny vs fenny

English

Etymology

From the name Jenny, a diminutive of Janet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???ni/
• Rhymes: -?ni
• Hyphenation: jen?ny

Noun

jenny (plural jennies)

1. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
2. A female creature of certain kinds, such as wren and donkey.
3. A catmill.

Derived terms

• jenny wren

Translations

Further reading

• Spinning Jenny on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jen?y/, [?je?n?y]
• Rhymes: -en?y
• Syllabification: jen?ny

Noun

jenny

1. (nautical, sailing) Synonym of genua.

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English fenny, from Old English fenni?; equivalent to fen +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /?f?ni/
• Rhymes: -?ni

Adjective

fenny (comparative more fenny, superlative most fenny)

1. Characteristic of a fen; marshy, swampy.
2. (now only of plants) Living or growing in a fen.

Synonyms

• (characteristic of a fen): fennish, quaggy, uliginous; see also Thesaurus:marshy

Translations

Anagrams

• fynne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fenni

Etymology

From Old English fenni?; equivalent to fen +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?ni?/

Adjective

fenny (plural and weak singular fennye)

1. fenny, marshy; like a fen
2. (rare) rotten, tainted, sinful

Descendants

• English: fenny

References

• “fenn?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.