penero

See also: penerò

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *pedinus[1][2], a derivative of Latin pedis (“foot”). Compare Sicilian pèdinu, Romanian piedin, Albanian pedim. Alternatively from Latin pendulus[3]. Less likely linked to penna / pinna (“feather”)[4].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ne.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnero
  • Syllabification: pè‧ne‧ro

Noun

penero m (plural peneri)

  1. fringe

References
  1. penero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. penero in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  3. pènero in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  4. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “penero”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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