penetra

See also: penetrá and pénétra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [pəˈne̞.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈnə.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈnɛ.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [peˈne.tɾa]

Verb

penetra

1. inflection of penetrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto penetri

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto penetra

From penetri + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈnetra/
• Rhymes: -etra
• Syllabification: pe‧ne‧tra

Adjective

penetra (accusative singular penetran, plural penetraj, accusative plural penetrajn)

1. penetrating

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ne.tra/, (poetic) /peˈnɛ.tra/
• Rhymes: -ɛnetra, (poetic) -ɛtra
• Hyphenation: pè‧ne‧tra, (poetic) pe‧nè‧tra

Verb

penetra

1. inflection of penetrare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• aprente, pantere, parente, paterne, perenta, prenate, rapente

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ.nɛ.traː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛː.ne.tra]

Verb

penetrā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of penetrō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈnɛ.tɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈnɛ.tɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛtɾɐ
• Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧tra

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin penetrārelbor.

Portuguese penetrardeverb.

Portuguese penetra

Deverbal from penetrar.

Adjective

penetra m or f (plural penetras)

1. impudent, insolent
2. gatecrashing
3. sly

Noun

penetra m or f by sense (plural penetras)

1. gatecrasher

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

penetra

1. inflection of penetrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “penetra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “penetra”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “penetra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “penetra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pénétrer, from Latin penetrare.

Verb

a penetra (third-person singular present penetrează, past participle penetrat) 1st conjugation

1. to penetrate

Conjugation

    conjugation of penetra (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a penetra
gerund			penetrând
past participle			penetrat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	penetrez	penetrezi	penetrează	penetrăm	penetrați	penetrează
	imperfect	penetram	penetrai	penetra	penetram	penetrați	penetrau
	simple perfect	penetrai	penetrași	penetră	penetrarăm	penetrarăți	penetrară
	pluperfect	penetrasem	penetraseși	penetrase	penetraserăm	penetraserăți	penetraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să penetrez	să penetrezi	să penetreze	să penetrăm	să penetrați	să penetreze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		penetrează			penetrați
	negative		nu penetra			nu penetrați

Related terms

• penetrabil

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈnetɾa/ [peˈne.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -etɾa
• Syllabification: pe‧ne‧tra

Verb

penetra

1. inflection of penetrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative