Feminine
panne
Meaning
- (feminine) plush velvet
- (feminine) breakdown (state of no longer functioning)
- (feminine) purlin
Concepts
Synonyms
perte de marchandise
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pan/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle French panne, from Old French penne (“fur, especially for lining garments”), from Latin pinna (“feather”). The semantic trajectory was possibly influenced by a Frankish term with the same double-sense as Middle High German vëder (“fur; feather”).
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