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The German word for pen is
Stift





pen

Gender

The gender of Stift is masculine. E.g. der Stift.

Plural

The plural of Stift is Stifte.

German Definition


pen
     Substantiv:
     [1] der Füller, Schreibstift
     [2] ein weiblicher Schwan
     [3] die Strafanstalt
          [1] I've lost all my pens.
            Ich habe all meine Schreibstifte verloren.



Translations for pen and their definitions

Pferch
     n. a small, fenced-in plot of land, usually for livestock; a pen; a fold


Kugelschreiber
     n-m. ballpoint pen, biro
          Kann ich mal eben deinen Kugelschreiber haben? - May I have your biro for a second?
     n-m. (informal) biro ink
          Du hast Kugelschreiber am Kinn. - You've got biro on your chin.


Stift
     n. pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
          (hyponyms, Holzstift, Metallstift, Kunststoffstift)
     n. pencil, pen, stylus; (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
          (hyponyms, Bleistift, Buntstift, Filzstift, Kugelschreiber, Wachsmalstift)
     n. (informal, dated) a boy, especially an apprentice
     n. endowed monastery
     n. secular convent


Zwinger
     n-m. courtyard
     n-m. kennel


niederschreiben
     v. to write down


Karzer
     n-m. (historical) a type of detention cell in German universities


Schreiber
     n. writer, author, scribe, scrivener (male or of unspecified gender)
     n. clerk (male or of unspecified gender)
     n. pen
     n. recorder, -graph (apparatus, device, instrument)
     Proper noun. surname, from=occupations


einsperren
     v. to lock up, to imprison, to jail
          Mehrmals wurde sie verhaftet und eingesperrt. - She was arrested and detained many times.
          (jdm) in ein Gefängnis eingesperren. - to lock up (sb) in prison.




Verfassen
     n. gerund of verfassen
     v. to write, to compose, to draft, to prepare


Zelle
     n-f. cell (room in a prison)
     n-f. cell (room in a monastery)
     n-f. cell (component of a battery)
     n-f. cell (small group of people)
     n-f. (cytology) cell


Schreibstil
     n. writing style



Schwänin
     n-f. pen, swan (female)


Arrestzelle


Feder
     n-f. feather
     n-f. spring (of a machine or gadget)
     n-f. (historical) quill pen
     n-f. nib (of a fountain pen)
     n-f. (metonymy) penholder, fountain pen
     Proper noun. surname, eq=Feather
Image illustrating the German word Feder


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