paenumbra

Latin

Alternative forms

pēnumbra

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pae̯ˈnum.bra/, [päe̯ˈnʊmbrä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈnum.bra/, [peˈnumbrä]

Noun

paenumbra f (genitive paenumbrae); first declension

(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

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