see|p�n|pén|p�n|pèn
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�n/, SAMPA|/pEn/
audio|en-us-pen.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-us-inlandnorth-pen.ogg|Audio (US-Inland North)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�n|-�n

Etymology 1
Origin uncertain, perhaps related to pin.

Noun
en-noun

1. An enclosed area used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.

#: There are two steers in the third pen.

1. A place to confine a person; a prison cell.

#: They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.

1. baseball The bullpen.

#: Two righties are up in the pen.

Translations
trans-top|enclosed area for animals
Dutch: t-|nl|omheining|f, t+|nl|ren|m
Finnish: karsina
French: t+|fr|enclos|m
German: Pferch m
Italian: recinto m, chiuso m, italbrac|for sheep ovile m
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Norwegian: innhegning m|f, kve n
Russian: t|ru|загон|m|sc=Cyrl (zagón)
Spanish: t+|es|corral|m
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trans-top|prison cell
Finnish: t-|fi|selli, t-|fi|häkki
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Verb
en-verb|pens|penning|penned or pent

1. transitive To enclose in a pen.

Translations
trans-top|to enclose
Finnish: karsinoida, sulkea selli|selliin/karsina|karsinaan
German: t-|de|einsperren
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Norwegian: innhegne
Russian: t-|ru|запи�а��|scCyrl, t-|ru|закл��а��|scCyrl
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Etymology 2
Image:Ballpoint-pen-parts.jpg|thumb|right|A ballpoint pen, showing assembly.
AF. penne, from OF. penne, from L. penna �feather�.

Noun
en-noun

1. A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.

#: He took notes with a pen.

1. zoology The internal cartilage skeleton of a squid, shaped like a pen.

Related terms
top2
penmanship
ball-point pen
cartridge pen
felt-tip pen
frindle
mid2
fountain pen
pen name
pen pal
poison pen

Translations
trans-top|writing tool
Arabic: Arab|��� (qálam) m, Arab|��� حبر (qálam ħebr) m
Croatian: t-|hr|pero|n, t-|hr|kemijska olovka|f
Dutch: t+|nl|pen|f
Finnish: kynä, mustekynä
French: t+|fr|plume|f, t+|fr|stylo|m
German: Füllhalter m, Stift m
Hebrew: ע�|עֵ� (et) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|toll
Indonesian: t+|id|pen|xsIndonesian, t+|id|pena|xsIndonesian
Icelandic: t+|is|penni|m
Irish: t-|ga|peann|m|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|penna|f
Japanese: �� (pen)
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Korean: � (pen)
Kurdish: KUchar|پ����س
Norwegian: t+|no|penn|m
Persian: FAchar|��� (ghalam)
Polish: pióro n, d�ugopis m
Portuguese: t+|pt|caneta|f
Russian: t+|ru|���ка|f|scCyrl (rú�ka), t-|ru|ав�о���ка|f|scCyrl (avtorú�ka), t+|ru|пе�о|n|sc=Cyrl (peró)
Scottish Gaelic: peann m
Spanish: t+|es|pluma|f, t-|es|boli
Swedish: t+|sv|penna|c
Telugu: ప�న�న�, �లమ�, �ల� (pennu, kalamu, kalam)
Turkish: t+|tr|kalem
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trans-top|internal cartilage skeleton of a squid
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Korean: ��� � (ojing-eo ppyeo)
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Verb
en-verb|pen|n|ing

1. transitive To write (an article, a book, etc.).

Translations
trans-top|to write
German: niederschreiben, verfassen
Dutch: opschrijven, schrijven, (colloquial: oppennen, neerpennen)
Finnish: kynäillä
French: t+|fr|écrire
Italian: t+|it|scrivere
Kurdish: KUchar|���س��
Norwegian: skrive, føre i pennen
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Portuguese: t+|pt|escrever
Russian: t+|ru|пи�а��|scCyrl / t+|ru|напи�а��|scCyrl (pisát� / napisát�)
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Etymology 3
Origin uncertain.

Noun
en-noun

1. A female swan.

Translations
trans-top|female swan
Finnish: naarasjoutsen
French: cygne femelle m
German: weiblicher Schwan m, Schwänin f (archaic)
Norwegian: hunnsvane m
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Russian: t|ru|леб�дка|f|scCyrl (lebjódka), t-|ru|леб�д��ка|f|scCyrl (lebjódushka)
Serbian: labudica
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Etymology 4
Shortned form of penalty

Noun
en-noun

1. penalty

Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /pεn/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pEn/

Noun
pen m

1. pen italbrac|writing utensil

Derived terms
balpen
kroontjespen
vulpen

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
pen

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, p�n, pén, p�n, or pèn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

Norwegian

Adjective
pen

1. beautiful

am:pen
ar:pen
ca:pen
de:pen
el:pen
es:pen
fa:pen
fr:pen
ko:pen
io:pen
id:pen
it:pen
kk:pen
ku:pen
hu:pen
nl:pen
ja:pen
no:pen
pl:pen
pt:pen
ru:pen
simple:pen
fi:pen
sv:pen
ta:pen
te:pen
vi:pen
tr:pen
uk:pen
vo:pen
zh:pen

• 2007-12-15 10:15 - Tbot - added t for fr, no, pt

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