pensel

English

Noun

pensel (plural pensels)

1. Obsolete form of pencel.
2. Obsolete form of pencil.

References

• “pensel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• plenes, spleen

Danish

Etymology

Via German Pinsel and Old French pincel from Latin pēnicillum (“brush”), a diminutive of pēniculus, which is itself a diminutive of pēnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnˀsəl/, [ˈpʰɛnˀsl̩]

Noun

pensel c (singular definite penslen or (unofficial) penselen, plural indefinite pensler)

1. paintbrush

Inflection

Declension of pensel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pensel	penslen (unofficial) penselen	pensler	penslerne
genitive	pensels	penslens (unofficial) penselens	penslers	penslernes

References

• “pensel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Malay

Etymology

From English pencil or Dutch penseel, both forms directly attested in Kitab Vortaro in 1923.

Pronunciation

• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /pensel/

Noun

pensel (Jawi spelling ڤينسيل, plural pensel-pensel, informal 1st possessive penselku, 2nd possessive penselmu, 3rd possessive penselnya)

1. pencil

   Pensel yang di atas meja itu, pensel saya.

   The pencil on that table, is my pencil.

Alternative forms

• pensil (nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesian)

Synonyms

• potlot

Derived terms

• pensel warna
• pensel kayu

Further reading

• “pensel” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Pinsel, from Old French pincel, from Latin peniculus.

Noun

pensel m (definite singular penselen, indefinite plural pensler, definite plural penslene)

1. a brush, paintbrush

Derived terms

• sminkepensel

References

• “pensel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pensel” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Pinsel, from Old French pincel, from Latin peniculus.

Noun

pensel m (definite singular penselen, indefinite plural penslar, definite plural penslane)

1. a brush, paintbrush

Derived terms

• sminkepensel

References

• “pensel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

penslar för konstmåleri

fler penslar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish pinzil, from German Pinsel, from Latin pēniculus. Doublet of penis. Cognate of English pencil.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pensel c

1. a brush (with a handle, for applying a substance to something)

   Synonym: (paintbrush) målarpensel

   måla med en pensel

   paint with a brush

   pensla smör på brödet med en pensel

   brush butter on the bread with a brush

Usage notes

For other types of brushes, see borste.

Declension

Declension of pensel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pensel	penseln	penslar	penslarna
Genitive	pensels	penselns	penslars	penslarnas

Related terms

• pensla

References

• pensel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pensel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pensel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• spelen