penal

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to punishment.
  2. (not-comparable) Subject to punishment; punishable.
  3. (not-comparable) Serving as a place of punishment.
  4. (not-comparable) Exorbitant.

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈpiːnəl/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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

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