pene-

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

From Latin paene (“almost”).

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

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).

   Coordinate terms: hemi-, half-, pseudo-

   Near-synonyms: quasi-, semi-, sub-

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

• neep, peen