penus

Esperanto

Verb

penus

  1. conditional of peni

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *penos, from Proto-Indo-European *pén-os (“food”), from *pen-. Compare penes, Lithuanian penė́ti (“to feed”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.nus/, [ˈpɛ.nʊs]

Noun

penus m, f (variously declined, genitive penī or penūs); second declension, fourth declension
penus n (genitive penoris); third declension

  1. Provisions, food
  2. The innermost part of a temple of Vesta, the sanctuary

Declension

Second declension.
Case Singular Plural
nominative penus penī
genitive penī penōrum
dative penō penīs
accusative penum penōs
ablative penō penīs
vocative pene penī
 Third declension neuter.
Case Singular Plural
nominative penus penora
genitive penoris penorum
dative penorī penoribus
accusative penus penora
ablative penore penoribus
vocative penus penora
 Fourth declension.
Case Singular Plural
nominative penus penūs
genitive penūs penuum
dative penuī penibus
accusative penum penūs
ablative penū penibus
vocative penus penūs

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “penus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 458-459

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

peine +‎ -us

Adjective

penus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular penuse)

  1. painful
    • circa 1150, Unknown author, La Chanson de Roland:
      « Deus, » dist li reis, « si penuse est ma vie ! »
      "God!" said the king, "so painful is my life!"
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