penates
- (declension-3) Roman guardian deities of the household
- (declension-3, metonymically) dwelling, home, hearth
- (declension-3) the cells of bees
- (declension-3) a temple
Pronounced as (IPA)
[pɛˈnaː.teːs]
Etymology
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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περιβάλλον
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