jenny

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English

Alternative forms

• Jenny

Etymology

Partially from generic use of the female given name Jenny (cf. Jane) and partially from informal pronunciations of engine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• 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:
   2. a female donkey
   3. a female wren
   4. (Australia) a female crab.
3. A catmill.
4. In billiards and similar games, a powerful follow shot with plenty of topspin.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

jenny (third-person singular simple present jennies, present participle jennying, simple past and past participle jennied)

1. To wind finished lace onto cards ready for sale.

Finnish

Etymology

From genua by association with the given name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjenːy/, [ˈje̞nːy]
• Rhymes: -enːy
• Hyphenation^(key): jen‧ny

Noun

jenny

1. (nautical, sailing) Synonym of genua.

Declension

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /jɛnnɨː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /jɛnnɨ/

Adjective

jenny

1. Alternative form of iny

Polish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnnɘ
• Syllabification: jen‧ny

Adjective

jenny (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (regional or dialectal, Kuyavia) Alternative form of inny

Declension

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “jenny”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 271