Phrase guide

pencil case

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnsəl ˌkeɪs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnsɪl ˌkeɪs/ older
  • US: /ˈpɛnsəl ˌkeɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An object purposed to contain different stationery like pencil, rubber, correction fluid, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pencil box, pencil pouch

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a box for holding pencils

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pencil box

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: box

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِقْلَمَة (miqlama) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Arabic: مقلمة (miglama) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Armenian: գրչատուփ (grčʻatupʻ) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Azerbaijani: qələmqabı — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Azerbaijani: qələm qutusu — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Basque: kutxatila — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Belarusian: пена́л (pjenál) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Bulgarian: моли́вник (molívnik) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Bulgarian: кути́я за мо́ли́ви (kutíja za mólívi) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Catalan: estoig — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Chinese Cantonese: 筆盒 /笔盒 — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鉛筆盒 /铅笔盒 — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Chinese Cantonese: 文具盒 — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 筆盒 /笔盒 (bǐhé) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鉛筆盒 /铅笔盒 (qiānbǐhé) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文具盒 (wénjùhé) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Czech: penál — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Danish: pennalhus — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Danish: penalhus — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Dutch: etui — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Dutch: pennenzak — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Estonian: pinal — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Finnish: kynäkotelo — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Finnish: penaali — object purposed to contain stationery
  • French: trousse (d'école) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • French: plumier — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Galician: estoxo — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Georgian: პენალი (ṗenali) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Mäppchen — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Federmäppchen — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Federkasten — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Griffelschachtel — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Federpennal — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Schlampermäppchen — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Federmappe — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Federkästchen — object purposed to contain stationery
  • German: Federtasche — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Greek: γραφιδοθήκη (grafidothíki) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Greek: κασετίνα (kasetína) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Hebrew: קַלְמָר (kalmár) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Hungarian: ceruzatartó — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Hungarian: tolltartó — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Indonesian: kotak pensil — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Italian: astuccio — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Italian: portalapis — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Italian: portamatite — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Italian: portapenne — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Japanese: 筆箱 (fudebako) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Japanese: 筆入れ (fudeire) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Japanese: ペンケース (pen kēsu) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Kalmyk: хәәрцг (xäärtsg) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Kazakh: қаламсауыт (qalamsauyt) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Khmer: ប្រអប់ខ្មៅដៃ (prɑ’ɑp kmav day) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Korean: 필통 (piltong) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Korean: 필갑 (pilgap) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Kumyk: къаламтар (qalamtar) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Kyrgyz: пенал (penal) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Kyrgyz: калем соот — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Ladin: tea — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Latvian: penālis — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Lithuanian: penalas — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Macedonian: при́бор (príbor) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Malay: bekas pensel — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Malay: kotak pensel — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Manx: coodagh penn leoaie — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Mongolian: үзэгний сав (üzegnii sav) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Norman: pouque à plieunmes — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Persian: جا مدادی (jâ-medâdi) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Persian: جامدادی (jâmedâdi) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Polish: piórnik — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Portuguese: estojo — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Quechua: qillqanakuna jallch'anapaq — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Romanian: penar — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Romanian: plumieră — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Russian: пена́л (penál) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Serbo-Croatian: перница — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Serbo-Croatian: pernica — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Slovak: peračník — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Slovene: peresnica — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Spanish: estuche — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Spanish: estuche escolar — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Spanish: cartuchera — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Spanish: plumier — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Spanish: portatodo — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Swedish: pennfodral — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Swedish: pennskrin — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Tajik: каламдон (kalamdon) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Thai: กล่องดินสอ (glɔ̀ɔng-din-sɔ̌ɔ) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Turkish: kalemlik — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Turkish: kalem kutusu — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Turkish: kalem kutu — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Turkmen: galamdan — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Ukrainian: пена́л (penál) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Ukrainian: пірник (pirnyk) — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Uzbek: qalamdon — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Venetan: fodreto — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Vietnamese: hộp bút — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Volapük: penabokod — object purposed to contain stationery
  • Welsh: cas pensiliau — object purposed to contain stationery