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English

Noun

penks

1. plural of penk

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?nz/
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /p?nz/
  • Homophone: pins

Noun

pens

1. plural of pen
2. (obsolete) plural of penny

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Verb

pens

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pen

Anagrams

• EPNS, ESPN, Neps, neps

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pens.

Noun

pens (plural pense)

1. (anatomy) gut

Danish

Noun

pens c

1. indefinite genitive singular of pen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pense, from Old French panse (“belly; tripe”), from Latin pantex (“belly; guts”). Cognate with English paunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?ns/
• Hyphenation: pens
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

pens f (plural pensen, diminutive pensje n)

1. paunch, rumen
2. tripe
3. (cooking) tripe filled with minced meat
4. potbelly
5. (dialectal) stomach

Synonyms

• (paunch): rumen
• (potbelly): bierbuik, buikje, spekbuik

Derived terms

• boekpens
• pensmaag

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pens

Middle English

Noun

pens

1. plural of peny

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English points.

Noun

pens m (definite singular pensen, indefinite plural pensar, definite plural pensane)

1. (rail transport) points

Derived terms

• pensa (verb)

References

• “pens” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Volapük

Noun

pens

1. nominative plural of pen