name
Meaning 1
plural of Penate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
penates
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /pəˈnɑːtiːz/
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US: /pəˈnɑtiz/
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US: /pəˈneɪtiz/
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rhymes with -eɪtiz
noun
Meaning 2
The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman, plural, plural-only
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of household deities in other contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: household deities in other contexts
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin penātēs, from penus (“inner part of house”). Displaced native Old English cōfgod.