Feminine

pena

Sentences

Teño pena dos cidadáns gregos.

I feel sorry for the Greek citizens.

A directora de dobraxe e axustadora foi Charo Pena .

The director of folding and adjusting was Charo Pena.

(feminine) punishment, penalty
(feminine) pain; sadness

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpena̝/

Inherited from Latin

pinna

Cognate with Portuguese

penha

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pena (displacing pẽa), from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.

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