pene-

See also: pene, pené, péne, peñe, and peñé

English

Alternative forms

• pen- (before a vowel)
• paene-, pæne- (chiefly archaic)
• paen-, pæn- (chiefly archaic, before a vowel)

Etymology

From Latin paene (“almost”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpiːni/, /piːni/, /ˌpiːn/, /piːn/, /pən/

Prefix

pene-

1. Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow).

Synonyms

• (almost): quasi-, sub-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pene-

• penecontemporaneous
• peneplanation
• peneseismic

 

See also

• semi- (half, partial, somewhat)
• para- (besides, near, resembling)

Anagrams

• neep, peen