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

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 Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)

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 Holcroft, Thomas

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 Stowe, Harriet Beecher