Synonyms: angel, prikkel, stekel
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pɛn/ |
| Hyphenation | pen |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | pennen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| pennetje | pennetjes |
| Czech | osten; žihadlo |
|---|---|
| English | needle |
| English (Old English) | anga; onga |
| Esperanto | pikilo |
| French | piquant |
| German | Stachel |
| Greek | αγκάθι |
| Italian | aculeo; pungiglione |
| Latin | aculeus; cuspis |
| Saterland Frisian | Stiekel |
| Spanish | aguijón |
| Swedish | gadd |
| West Frisian | angel |