penates

(Inglese)

  1. (declension-3) Roman guardian deities of the household
  2. (declension-3, metonymically) dwelling, home, hearth
  3. (declension-3) the cells of bees
  4. (declension-3) a temple

Pronunciato come (IPA)
[pɛˈnaː.teːs]
Etimologia (Inglese)

From penus (“food provisions stored inside”) + -ās. Originally an adjective chiefly used in the phrase dī penātēs "gods of the home". Compare penetrālia.

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