Neuter
penus
Meaning
- (declension-2, declension-3, declension-4, neuter) provisions, food
- (declension-2, declension-3, declension-4, neuter) the innermost part of a temple of Vesta, the sanctuary
Concepts
Synonyms
ēsca
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɛ.nʊs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *penos, from Proto-Indo-European *pén-os (“food”), from *pen-. Compare penes, Lithuanian penė́ti (“to feed”).
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