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