[ˈpoe̯.na], [ˈpɛː.na]
OrigoBorrowed from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”)
- declension-1, femininepenalty, punishment
“Ut … magnitudine poenae perterreant alios” — In order to terrify others by the severity of punishment
“Post mihi nōn similī poenā commissa luētis.” — “Hereafter, [believe] me, you will atone by no similar penalty [for] having committed [such misdeeds].”
(In other words, another transgression will earn the winds far worse than a verbal warning, says
- declension-1, femininehardship, torment
- declension-1, feminine, figurativelyexecution
Formaepoenae(genitive) · poena(nominative, singular) · poenae(nominative, plural) · poenae(genitive, singular) · poenārum(genitive, plural) · poenae(dative, singular) · poenīs(dative, plural) · poenam(accusative, singular) · poenās(accusative, plural) · poenā(ablative, singular) · poenīs(ablative, plural) · poena(singular, vocative) · poenae(plural, vocative) · pēna(alternative)
Fons: Vicitionarium