penni

American  

[pen-ee] / ˈpɛn i /

noun

• pennia,
  plural
• pennis
  plural

1. an aluminum coin of Finland until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a markka.

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penni British  

/ ˈpɛnɪ /

noun

1. a former Finnish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a markka

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pennia
  plural
• pennis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of penni

First recorded in 1890–95; from Finnish, from Low German pennig penny

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

penni pennis

Bring me the man that a better knows how to lay-out his pound or his penni than myself; that is, always a savin and exceptin your noble onnur, as in rite and duty boundin.

From Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft

In the country they are generally given food in payment, but in towns from twenty-five penni to a mark for the time occupied.

From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

But, alas! with the book the sounds glided away; and "penna" and "pennam" and "pennis" and "pennæ" were confusedly and indiscriminately mingled.

From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Harriet Beecher Stowe