pens

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnz/
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /pɪnz/
  • Homophone: pins
• Rhymes: -ɛnz, -ɪnz

Noun

pens

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

Verb

pens

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pen

Anagrams

• EPNS, ESPN, Neps, neps

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pens.

Pronunciation

Noun

pens (plural pense)

1. (anatomy) gut

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛns]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpəns]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpens]

Etymology 1

Noun

pens m (invariable)

1. (obsolete) thought

Etymology 2

Verb

pens

1. (Balearic, Alghero) first-person singular present indicative of pensar

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 Limburgish pans, West Flemish pense, English paunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛns/
• Hyphenation: pens
• Rhymes: -ɛns

Noun

pens f (plural pensen, diminutive pensje n)

1. paunch, rumen

   Synonym: rumen

   In de pens wordt voedsel voorverteerd. ― Food is pre-digested in the rumen.

   • 1871, F. C. Hekmeijer, Geïllustreerd Veeartsenijkundig Handboek voor elken Landman, voor ieder, die Dieren of Vee houdt, publ. B. Dekema, page 546.

2. tripe

   Vandaag de dag wordt pens als slachtafval gezien. ― Nowadays, tripe is regarded as offal.

3. (cooking) tripe filled with minced meat

   Synonym: rolpens

   Vroeger werd pens veelal thuis gemaakt. ― In the past, filled tripe was often made at home.

4. potbelly

   Synonyms: bierbuik, buikje, spekbuik

   Zo, jij hebt een aardige pens ontwikkeld! ― Whew, you've developed quite a potbelly!

5. (dialectal) stomach

   Synonym: maag

   De hond heeft een opgezwollen pens. ― The dog has a distended stomach.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pens

Middle English

Alternative forms

• panes, pans

Noun

pens

1. plural of peny (“penny”)

   Synonym: penies

   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Friar's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1603:

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.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pence. Doublet of pieniądz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛns/
• Rhymes: -ɛns
• Syllabification: pens

Noun

pens m animal

1. penny (one-hundredth of a pound sterling)

Declension

Further reading

• pens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Volapük

Noun

pens

1. nominative plural of pen