Pennal

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A freshman at a German university. historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and community in southern Gwynedd, Wales, historically in Merionethshire (OS grid ref SH6900).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Pennal, from Latin penna (“feather, quill”).

Etymology 2

Probably from Welsh.

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