penates

== English == === Etymology === From Latin penātēs, from penus (“inner part of house”). Displaced native Old English cōfgod. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈnɑːtiːz/ (US) IPA(key): /pəˈnɑtiz/, /pəˈneɪtiz/ Rhymes: -eɪtiz === Noun === penates pl (plural only) (Roman mythology) The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome. (figuratively) Synonym of household deities in other contexts. ==== Derived terms ==== lares and penates === Anagrams === nepetas, pesante, septane == Latin == === Etymology === From penus (“food provisions stored inside”) +‎ -ās. Originally an adjective chiefly used in the phrase dī penātēs "gods of the home". Compare penetrālia. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛˈnaː.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [peˈnaː.tes] === Noun === penātēs m pl (genitive penātium); third declension Roman guardian deities of the household (metonymic) dwelling, home, hearth the cells of bees Synonym: favī a temple ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only. ==== Descendants ==== English: penates French: pénates German: Penaten === References === “penates”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “penates”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press penates in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin penātēs, from penus (“food provisions stored inside”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈnates/ [peˈna.t̪es] Rhymes: -ates Syllabification: pe‧na‧tes === Noun === penates m pl (plural only) Roman guardian deities of the household === Further reading === “penates”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025