penes
See also: penés and peñes
English
Alternative forms
- penises
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpiːniːz/, [ˈpʰiːniːz]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpiniz/, [ˈpʰiniz]
Noun
penes
- (chiefly sciences) plural of penis
- 1963, Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle, Penguin 2008, p. 97:
- The men wore loose loincloths that did little to conceal penes like pendulums on grandfather clocks.
- 1963, Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle, Penguin 2008, p. 97:
- plural of pene
Derived terms
- hemipenes
Verb
penes
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pene
Anagrams
- Speen, neeps, peens, pesen
Asturian
Noun
penes
- plural of pena
- plural of pene
Catalan
Noun
penes
- plural of pena
Verb
penes
- second-person singular present indicative form of penar
Ladin
Noun
penes
- plural of pena
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *penets, from Proto-Indo-European *pen-et-s (“food”), from *pen-. Compare penetrō, penitus, penus, Lithuanian penė́ti (“to feed”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.nes/, [ˈpɛnɛs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.nes/, [ˈpɛːnes]
Preposition
penes (with accusative)
- Under one's government or command
- In one's disposal or custody
- At, with, about, concerning
Usage notes
penes may also be used as a postposition.
Synonyms
- praesto
Derived terms
- penetrō
- penitus
Related terms
- penus
Noun
pēnēs m
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pēnis
References
- “penes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “penes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- penes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to be in a person's power: penes aliquem esse
- (ambiguous) the decision of the question rests with you: penes te arbitrium huius rei est
- (ambiguous) to be in a person's power: penes aliquem esse
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “penus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 458-459
Portuguese
Verb
penes
- second-person singular present subjunctive of penar
Spanish
Noun
penes m pl
- plural of pene
Verb
penes
- second-person singular present subjunctive of penar
Volapük
Noun
penes
- dative plural of pen