English Pronunciation IPA: /pen/ SAMPA: /pen/ Noun pen (plural: pens) A utensil, usually tubular in form, containing ink used to write or make marks. Related terms penmanship ball-point pen cartridge pen felt-tip pen fountain pen poison pen Translations Dutch: pen f French: stylo m German: Stift m Indonesian: pen, pena Italian: penna f Japanese: ペン (pen) Portuguese: caneta f Spanish: pluma f Transitive verb to pen (penned, penned) To write (an article, a book, etc) Translations French: écrire Italian: scrivere Portuguese: escrever Noun pen An enclosed area used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle. Translations French: enclos m Italian: recinto m, chiuso m, (for sheep) ovile m, recinto, chiuso Noun pen A female swan. Translations French: cygne femelle m (there is no special word in French for pen in this sense) Dutch Pronunciation IPA: /pεn/ SAMPA: /pEn/ Noun pen m pen (writing utensil)