noun

la penna

pen

Pen: an instrument used for writing with ink.
Feather: one of the structures covering a bird’s body, especially a large flight or tail feather.
Writer or writing style: figuratively, a person’s ability to write or their distinctive style.
Pasta: in the plural, penne are short, tubular pasta pieces cut diagonally at the ends.

Penna is a feminine noun. Its plural is penne .

It comes from Latin penna, meaning “feather” or “wing.” The writing sense developed from the use of feathers as quill pens.

biro : a ballpoint pen specifically; penna can refer to other kinds of pen too.
piuma : a feather, especially a soft one or down; penna often refers to a larger, more structured feather.
scrittore : a writer; penna refers figuratively to a writer or their style.

There is no general antonym for penna.

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Io scrivo con una penna blu.noun

I write with a blue pen.

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