different between penner vs tenner

English

Etymology

pen +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -?n?(?)

Noun

penner (plural penners)

1. One who pens; a writer.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir T. North to this entry?)

2. (historical) A case for holding pens.
   • 2008, Robert Hull, Merchant (page 16)

     He collects his penner that holds his writing quills, his knife, and his horn tube containing ink. He carries these in his belt […]

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pennere, pener, pennar, pennare

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin penn?rium; equivalent to penne +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?n?r(?)/, /?p?nar(?)/

Noun

penner

1. pen case

Descendants

• English: penner

References

• “penner, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

penner m

1. indefinite plural of penn

English

Etymology

ten +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t?n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -?n?(r)
• Homophone: tenor

Noun

tenner (plural tenners)

1. (informal) A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
2. (film, slang) A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
   • 2008, Blain Brown, Motion Picture and Video Lighting (page 11)

     The basic 10K, known as a tenner or studio 10K, has a 20-inch fresnel. The big daddy of the group is the Big Eye tenner, which has a 24-inch lens.

3. A tennis shoe.

Translations

See also

• fiver

Anagrams

• rennet

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tenner m or f

1. indefinite plural of tann

Verb

tenner

1. present of tenne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tenner f

1. indefinite plural of tann