penal

Alternative forms

• pænal (archaic, hypercorrect)
• pænall (obsolete, hypercorrect)
• penall (obsolete)
• pœnal (archaic)
• pœnall (obsolete)

Etymology

Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːnəl/
• Rhymes: -iːnəl

Adjective

penal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to punishment.

   penal servitude

2. Subject to punishment; punishable.

   a penal offence

3. Serving as a place of punishment.

   a penal colony

Anagrams

• Nepal, Palen, palen, panel, plane, plena

Etymology

From pena +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

penal (masculine and feminine plural penals)

1. penal, criminal

Adjective

penal m (feminine singular penala, masculine plural penai, feminine plural penales)

1. penal

Etymology

From Late Latin poenālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe̞ˈna̠l]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

penal (plural penales)

1. penal

Noun

penal m (plural penales)

1. a kind of prison
2. (soccer) penalty

Anagrams

• Nepal, panel, plena