LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

paenula

paenula f (genitive paenulae)
Classical[ˈpae̯.nʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.nu.la]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of sleeveless cloak or mantle with an opening for the head, worn on journeys or in rainy weather.
  2. broadlyfeminineA covering, cover, envelope, protection.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepaenulapaenulae
genitivepaenulaepaenulārum
dativepaenulaepaenulīs
accusativepaenulampaenulās
ablativepaenulāpaenulīs
vocativepaenulapaenulae

paenŭla (pēn-), ae, f.,
I. a woollen outer garment covering the whole body, a kind of cloak or mantle, worn on journeys, and also in the city in rainy weather (cf.: laena, lacerna): paenulam in caput induce, ne te noscat, Pompon. ap. Non. 537, 8; so Lucil. ib.: paenulā irretitus, Cic. Mil. 20, 54: incolumi Rhodos ... facit quod Paenula solstitio, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 18; Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 190: non quaerenda est homini, qui habet virtutem, paenula in imbri, Varr. ap. Non. 537, 12: et multo stillaret paenula nimbo, Juv. 5, 79; cf. Varr. ap. Non. l. l.: paenulis intra Urbem frigoris causā ut senes uterentur, permisit ... matronas tamen intra Urbem paenulis uti vetuit, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 27; Vulg. 2 Tim. 4, 13.—In later times also worn by orators, Tac. Or. 39.—Prov.: paenulam alicui scindere, i. e. to press one strongly to stay (opp.: vix paenulam alicui attingere), Cic. Att. 13, 33, 4.—
II. Transf., a covering, cover, envelope, protection, Varr. ap. Non. 448, 27: libertas paenulast tergo tuo, Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 75 Lorenz: ne paenula desit olivis, Mart. 13, 1, 1: supra catinum paenula, ut infundibulum inversum, est attemperata, Vitr. 10, 12.
Paenŭla, ae, m.,
I. a Roman surname, Liv. 25, 19, 9.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαινόλη (phainólē).

Descendants
  • Englishpaenula
  • Frenchpénule
  • Italianpenula
  • Romanianpănură

In English words that came into English from paenula

  • paenulapaenula

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPaenulaPaenula [An inscription (Gruter, 646, 5), GN. COSSVTIVS PAENVLARIVS, shows that this is the correct spelling. The derivation of the word is unknown; i…

Quick answers

What does paenula mean in Latin?
paenula, a noun, means “A kind of sleeveless cloak or mantle with an opening for the head, worn on journeys or in rainy weather.; A covering, cover, envelope, protection.”.
What is the genitive of paenula?
The genitive singular is paenulae. paenula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce paenula?
In classical Latin, [ˈpae̯.nʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.nu.la].