pfennig

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈfɛnɪɡ/, German: /ˈpfɛnɪç/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fen′ig; Ger. pfen′iкн)


Inflections of 'pfennig' (n):
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pfennige
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pfen•nig  (fen′ig; Ger. pfen′iкн),USA pronunciation n., pl. pfen•nigs, pfen•ni•ge 
    (Ger. pfen′i gə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Currencya copper-coated iron coin and monetary unit of Germany, the 100th part of a Deutsche mark.
  2. Currency(formerly) a minor coin and monetary unit of East Germany, the 100th part of an ostmark.
  • German: penny
  • 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pfennig /ˈfɛnɪɡ; German: ˈpfɛnɪç / n ( pl -nigs, -nige /German: -nɪɡə /)
  1. a former German monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Deutschmark
Etymology: German: penny
'pfennig' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
penny - pf. - groschen - heller - pF - pfg.

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