paenumbra

Latin

Alternative forms

• pēnumbra

Etymology

From paene (“almost”) +‎ umbra (“shade”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pae̯ˈnum.bra/, [päe̯ˈnʊmbrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈnum.bra/, [peˈnumbrä]

Noun

paenumbra f (genitive paenumbrae); first declension

1. (New Latin) penumbra, half-shade

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	paenumbra	paenumbrae
Genitive	paenumbrae	paenumbrārum
Dative	paenumbrae	paenumbrīs
Accusative	paenumbram	paenumbrās
Ablative	paenumbrā	paenumbrīs
Vocative	paenumbra	paenumbrae

Descendants

• English: penumbra
• Catalan: penombra
• Italian: penombra
• Portuguese: penumbra
• Romanian: penumbră
• Spanish: penumbra