penal
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See also: pénal
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pænal (archaic, hypercorrect)
- pænall (obsolete, hypercorrect)
- penall (obsolete)
- pœnal (archaic)
- pœnall (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
penal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to punishment.
- penal servitude
- Subject to punishment; punishable.
- a penal offence
- Serving as a place of punishment.
- a penal colony
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective[edit]
penal (masculine and feminine plural penals)
Derived terms[edit]
Ladin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
penal m (feminine singular penala, masculine plural penai, feminine plural penales)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin poenālis.
Adjective[edit]
penal (plural penales)
Noun[edit]
penal m (plural penales)
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