# die Penne

die Penne is a German noun meaning “school”. Forms: der Penne, die Pennen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Penne
- Plural: die Pennen

## In other languages

- Русский: жарг. ночлежка, ночлег

## Noun

1. _colloquial · archaic_ school
   - Aber ich war auf der Penne nie so der Lichtblick / Der Protokollant dessen Motto bestand im Hoffen auf bessere Zeiten der Wäscheseiten vom Otto-Versand. — But at school I wasn't the bright spark / For the minute-taker, whose hope for better times was in the underwear pages from the Otto catalog.

## Noun

1. _colloquial · derogatory_ dosshouse, flophouse
2. _colloquial · derogatory_ prostitute

## Noun

1. _plural · plural only_ penne

## Examples

- Versuchen Sie mal die Penne all’arrabbiata! — Try the penne all'arrabbiata.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Penne