Latin

Alternative forms

• poeniō (archaic)

Verb

pūniō ‎(present infinitive pūnīre, perfect active pūnīvī, supine pūnītum); fourth conjugation

1. I punish.
2. I take vengeance, avenge.

Usage notes

The passive forms are often treated as a separate deponent verb pūnior, with an active meaning.

Inflection

Synonyms

• (punish): pūnior

Derived terms

• pūnītiō
• pūnītor

Related terms

Descendants

References

• punio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• punio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “punio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to punish some one: punire aliquem
    

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin pugnus.

Noun

punio m (please add the plural)

1. fist
2. punch