pfennig

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UK/ˈ(p)fɛn.ɪɡ/

noun

One hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark).

OriginGerman Pfennig ← Middle High German pfennic ← Old High German pfending →
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Meanings

nounpfennig (plural pfennige or pfennigs)

plural pfennige · plural pfennigs

  1. historicalhobbiesOne hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark).
  2. alternativeAlternative form of fening (“currency unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina”).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  2. Latinpatina
  3. Latinpanna?
  4. Latinpannus?
  5. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  7. Old High Germanpfending
  8. Middle High Germanpfennic
  9. GermanPfennig
  10. Englishpfennig

From German Pfennig. Doublet of penny and fening.

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Translations

Bulgarian пфе́ниг
  • пфе́ниг (pfénig)a hundredth of a Deutsche Mark
Esperanto pfenigo
  • pfenigoa hundredth of a Deutsche Mark
Finnish pfennig
  • pfenniga hundredth of a Deutsche Mark
German Pfennig
  • Pfenniga hundredth of a Deutsche Mark
Japanese ペニヒ
  • ペニヒ (penihi)a hundredth of a Deutsche Mark
Polish fenig
  • feniga hundredth of a Deutsche Mark
Russian пфе́нниг
  • пфе́нниг (pfénnig)a hundredth of a Deutsche Mark
Cite this entry
APA

pfennig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pfennig

MLA

“pfennig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pfennig. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pfennig,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pfennig.

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