Esperanto

Verb

penus

1. conditional of peni

Latin

Alternative forms

• penu, penum

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.nus/, [ˈpɛ.nʊs]

Noun

penus m, f ‎(variously declined, genitive penī or penūs); second declension, fourth declension
penus n ‎(genitive penoris); third declension

1. Provisions, food
2. The innermost part of a temple of Vesta, the sanctuary

Declension

Derived terms

• Penātes

References

• penus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• penus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• PENUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “penus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Old French

Etymology

peine +‎ -us

Adjective

penus m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular penuse)

1. painful
   • circa 1150, Unknown author, La Chanson de Roland:

     « Deus, » dist li reis, « si penuse est ma vie ! »

     "God!" said the king, "so painful is my life!"