noun · femininefirst declension
paenīnsula
paenīnsula f (genitive paenīnsulae)
Classical[pae̯ˈnĩː.sʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[peˈnin.su.la]
Meaning
- peninsula
Italia et Graecia paeninsulae sunt.
Italy and Greece are peninsulas.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paenīnsula | paenīnsulae pēnīnsulae |
| genitive | paenīnsulae pēnīnsulae | paenīnsulārum pēnīnsulārum |
| dative | paenīnsulae pēnīnsulae | paenīnsulīs pēnīnsulīs |
| accusative | paenīnsulam pēnīnsulam | paenīnsulās pēnīnsulās |
| ablative | paenīnsulā | paenīnsulīs pēnīnsulīs |
| vocative | paenīnsula | paenīnsulae pēnīnsulae |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- paeninsula in mare excurrit, procurrit
- a peninsula projects into the sea.
paeninsŭla (pēn-), ae, f. paene-insula,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
paenīnsula (pēn-) ae, f
paene+insula, a peninsula , L., Ct.
Origins
Coined by Roman historian (59 BC – AD 17) Titus Livius, from paene (“nearly, almost”) + īnsula (“island”).
Descendants
- Catalanpenínsula
- Englishpeninsula
- Frenchpéninsule
- Italianpenisola
- Portuguesepenínsula
- Romanianpeninsulă
- Spanishpenínsula
- SpanishPeñíscola
- Galicianpenínsula
In English words that came into English from paenīnsula
- peninsulapaenīnsula