pensa

See also: pensá, pensà, pensâ, and pensă

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛn.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpən.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpen.sa]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pensar.

Noun

pensa f (plural penses)

1. thought (the facility to think)
2. thought (the act of thinking)

Etymology 2

Verb

pensa

1. inflection of pensar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pensa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Noun

pensa n

1. indefinite plural of pensum

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpensɑ/, [ˈpe̞ns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ensɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pen‧sa

Noun

pensa (colloquial)

1. Alternative form of bensa (“gasoline, gas”)

Declension

Inflection of pensa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pensa	pensat
genitive		pensan	pensojen
partitive		pensaa	pensoja
illative		pensaan	pensoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pensa	pensat
accusative	nom.	pensa	pensat
	gen.	pensan
genitive		pensan	pensojen pensain rare
partitive		pensaa	pensoja
inessive		pensassa	pensoissa
elative		pensasta	pensoista
illative		pensaan	pensoihin
adessive		pensalla	pensoilla
ablative		pensalta	pensoilta
allative		pensalle	pensoille
essive		pensana	pensoina
translative		pensaksi	pensoiksi
abessive		pensatta	pensoitta
instructive		—	pensoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pensa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pensani pensani accusative nom. pensani pensani gen. pensani genitive pensani pensojeni pensaini rare partitive pensaani pensojani inessive pensassani pensoissani elative pensastani pensoistani illative pensaani pensoihini adessive pensallani pensoillani ablative pensaltani pensoiltani allative pensalleni pensoilleni essive pensanani pensoinani translative pensakseni pensoikseni abessive pensattani pensoittani instructive — — comitative — pensoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pensasi pensasi accusative nom. pensasi pensasi gen. pensasi genitive pensasi pensojesi pensaisi rare partitive pensaasi pensojasi inessive pensassasi pensoissasi elative pensastasi pensoistasi illative pensaasi pensoihisi adessive pensallasi pensoillasi ablative pensaltasi pensoiltasi allative pensallesi pensoillesi essive pensanasi pensoinasi translative pensaksesi pensoiksesi abessive pensattasi pensoittasi instructive — — comitative — pensoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pensamme pensamme accusative nom. pensamme pensamme gen. pensamme genitive pensamme pensojemme pensaimme rare partitive pensaamme pensojamme inessive pensassamme pensoissamme elative pensastamme pensoistamme illative pensaamme pensoihimme adessive pensallamme pensoillamme ablative pensaltamme pensoiltamme allative pensallemme pensoillemme essive pensanamme pensoinamme translative pensaksemme pensoiksemme abessive pensattamme pensoittamme instructive — — comitative — pensoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pensanne pensanne accusative nom. pensanne pensanne gen. pensanne genitive pensanne pensojenne pensainne rare partitive pensaanne pensojanne inessive pensassanne pensoissanne elative pensastanne pensoistanne illative pensaanne pensoihinne adessive pensallanne pensoillanne ablative pensaltanne pensoiltanne allative pensallenne pensoillenne essive pensananne pensoinanne translative pensaksenne pensoiksenne abessive pensattanne pensoittanne instructive — — comitative — pensoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pensansa pensansa accusative nom. pensansa pensansa gen. pensansa genitive pensansa pensojensa pensainsa rare partitive pensaansa pensojaan pensojansa inessive pensassaan pensassansa pensoissaan pensoissansa elative pensastaan pensastansa pensoistaan pensoistansa illative pensaansa pensoihinsa adessive pensallaan pensallansa pensoillaan pensoillansa ablative pensaltaan pensaltansa pensoiltaan pensoiltansa allative pensalleen pensallensa pensoilleen pensoillensa essive pensanaan pensanansa pensoinaan pensoinansa translative pensakseen pensaksensa pensoikseen pensoiksensa abessive pensattaan pensattansa pensoittaan pensoittansa instructive — — comitative — pensoineen pensoinensa

Further reading

• “pensa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• napse, sapen

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

pensa

1. third-person singular past historic of penser

Anagrams

• panes, panés, panse, pansé

Galician

Verb

pensa

1. inflection of pensar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese pensar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu pensa.

Verb

pensa

1. to think

Interlingua

Verb

pensa

1. present of pensar
2. imperative of pensar

Italian

Verb

pensa

1. inflection of pensare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• pansé

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese pensar.

Verb

pensa

1. to think

Latin

Etymology 1

From pēnsum (“weighed out”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.sa/, [ˈpẽːs̠ä]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.sa/, [ˈpɛnsä]

Noun

pensa f (genitive pensae); first declension

1. a day's provisions; ration for a day.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pensa	pensae
genitive	pensae	pensārum
dative	pensae	pensīs
accusative	pensam	pensās
ablative	pensā	pensīs
vocative	pensa	pensae

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.sa/, [ˈpẽːs̠ä]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.sa/, [ˈpɛnsä]

Noun

pensa

1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of pēnsum

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.saː/, [ˈpẽːs̠äː]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpen.sa/, [ˈpɛnsä]

Verb

pēnsā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of pēnsō

References

• “pensa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pensa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934) “pensa”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• pensumer

Noun

pensa n

1. indefinite plural of pensum

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

pensa n

1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of pensum
2. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of pensum

Etymology 2

Verb

pensa (present tense pensar, past tense pensa, past participle pensa, passive infinitive pensast, present participle pensande, imperative pensa/pens)

1. alternative form of pense

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese pensar and Spanish pensar and Kabuverdianu pensa.

Verb

pensa

1. to think

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpẽ.sɐ/

Verb

pensa

1. inflection of pensar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pincer.

Verb

a pensa (third-person singular present pensează, past participle pensat) 1st conj.

1. to pinch (skin)

Conjugation

infinitive			a pensa
gerund			pensând
past participle			pensat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	pensez	pensezi	pensează	pensăm	pensați	pensează
	imperfect	pensam	pensai	pensa	pensam	pensați	pensau
	simple perfect	pensai	pensași	pensă	pensarăm	pensarăți	pensară
	pluperfect	pensasem	pensaseși	pensase	pensaserăm	pensaserăți	pensaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pensez	să pensezi	să penseze	să pensăm	să pensați	să penseze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pensează			pensați
	negative		nu pensa			nu pensați

    conjugation of pensa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)