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pēnis, is, m. (abl. peni, Naev. ap. Fest. p. 230 Müll.) [τὸ πέος], a tail.

  1. I. In gen. (ante-class.): caudam antiqui penem vocabant, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 2: … lares ludentes peni pinxit bubulo, Naev. ap. Fest. p. 230 Müll.
  2. II. In partic., = membrum virile, the penis; also, by meton., for lust (class.): hodie penis est in obscenis, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 2: ganeo, manu, ventre, pene bona patria laceraverat, Sall. C. 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 12, 8; Juv. 9, 43; Arn. 5, 18.
    In a paron. with paene, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 37.

Pĕnĭus, ii, m., = Πενιός, a river in Colchis, Ov. P. 4, 10, 47; Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 14.

pĕnus, ūs and i, m. and f., also pĕ-num, i, and pĕnus, ŏris, n. (gen. peneris, peniteris, only acc. to Gell. 4, 1, 2; a collat. form pĕnu, Afran., acc. to Charis. p. 113 P.; cf. also Don. Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 18) [from the root pa- of pasco; Gr. πατέομαι; v. penates].

  1. I. Store or provision of food provisions, victuals: est enim omne, quo vescuntur homines, penus, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68; cf. other and different explanations in Gell. 4, 1, and tit.: De penu legatā, Dig. 33, 9: annuus, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 45; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 19: omne penus, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 91: ut sibi penum aliud ornet, id. Capt. 4, 4, 12: condus promus sum, procurator peni, id. Ps. 2, 2, 14: magna penus, Lucil. ap. Non. 219, 29: vinum penumque omnem, Pompon. ib. 30: in penum erile, Afran. ap. Prisc. p. 659 P.: aliquem penore privare, Auct. ap. id. ib.: portet frumenta penusque, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 72: ne situ penora mucorem contrahant, Col. 12, 4, 4: cum ea res innoxia penora conservet, id. ib. fin.: avium cujusque generis multiplex penus, Suet. Ner. 11: in locuplete penu, Pers. 3, 73.
  2. II. The innermost part of a temple of Vesta, the sanctuary: penus vocatur locus intimus in aede Vestae, Fest. p. 250 Müll.; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 3, 12: in penum Vestae, quod, etc., irrupit, Lampr. Elag. 6.