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Latin
Etymology
From poena (“punishment, penalty”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pūniō (present infinitive pūnīre, perfect active pūnīvī or pūniī, supine pūnītum); fourth conjugation
- to punish
- Synonyms: multō, castīgō, expiō, obiūrgō, animadvertō, moneō, mulctō, ulcīscor, plēctō, exsequor
- to take vengeance, avenge
- Synonyms: persequor, ulcīscor, vindicō
Usage notes
The passive forms are often treated as a separate deponent verb pūnior, with an active meaning.
Conjugation
indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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pūniō
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pūnīs
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pūnit
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pūnīmus
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pūnītis
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pūniunt
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imperfect
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pūniēbam
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pūniēbās
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pūniēbat
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pūniēbāmus
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pūniēbātis
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pūniēbant
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future
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pūniam
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pūniēs
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pūniet
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pūniēmus
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pūniētis
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pūnient
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perfect
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pūnīvī, pūniī
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pūnīvistī, pūniistī
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pūnīvit, pūniit
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pūnīvimus, pūniimus
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pūnīvistis, pūniistis
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pūnīvērunt, pūnīvēre, pūniērunt, pūniēre
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pluperfect
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pūnīveram, pūnieram
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pūnīverās, pūnierās
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pūnīverat, pūnierat
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pūnīverāmus, pūnierāmus
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pūnīverātis, pūnierātis
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pūnīverant, pūnierant
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future perfect
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pūnīverō, pūnierō
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pūnīveris, pūnieris
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pūnīverit, pūnierit
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pūnīverimus, pūnierimus
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pūnīveritis, pūnieritis
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pūnīverint, pūnierint
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passive
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present
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pūnior
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pūnīris, pūnīre
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pūnītur
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pūnīmur
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pūnīminī
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pūniuntur
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imperfect
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pūniēbar
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pūniēbāris, pūniēbāre
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pūniēbātur
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pūniēbāmur
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pūniēbāminī
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pūniēbantur
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future
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pūniar
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pūniēris, pūniēre
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pūniētur
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pūniēmur
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pūniēminī
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pūnientur
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perfect
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pūnītus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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pūnītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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pūnītus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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pūniam
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pūniās
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pūniat
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pūniāmus
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pūniātis
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pūniant
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imperfect
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pūnīrem
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pūnīrēs
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pūnīret
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pūnīrēmus
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pūnīrētis
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pūnīrent
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perfect
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pūnīverim, pūnierim
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pūnīverīs, pūnierīs
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pūnīverit, pūnierit
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pūnīverīmus, pūnierīmus
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pūnīverītis, pūnierītis
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pūnīverint, pūnierint
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pluperfect
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pūnīvissem, pūniissem
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pūnīvissēs, pūniissēs
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pūnīvisset, pūniisset
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pūnīvissēmus, pūniissēmus
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pūnīvissētis, pūniissētis
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pūnīvissent, pūniissent
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passive
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present
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pūniar
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pūniāris, pūniāre
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pūniātur
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pūniāmur
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pūniāminī
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pūniantur
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imperfect
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pūnīrer
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pūnīrēris, pūnīrēre
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pūnīrētur
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pūnīrēmur
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pūnīrēminī
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pūnīrentur
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perfect
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pūnītus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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pūnītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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pūnī
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—
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—
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pūnīte
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—
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future
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—
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pūnītō
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pūnītō
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—
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pūnītōte
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pūniuntō
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passive
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present
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—
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pūnīre
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—
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—
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pūnīminī
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—
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future
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—
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pūnītor
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pūnītor
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—
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—
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pūniuntor
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pūnīre
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pūnīvisse, pūniisse
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pūnītūrum esse
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pūnīrī
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pūnītum esse
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pūnītum īrī
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pūniēns
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—
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pūnītūrus
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—
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pūnītus
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pūniendus, pūniundus
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pūniendī
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pūniendō
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pūniendum
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pūniendō
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pūnītum
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pūnītū
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “punio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “punio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- punio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to punish some one: punire aliquem
Neapolitan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pugnus.
Noun
punio m (plural punie or ponie)
- fist
- punch
References
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “punio”, in Schedario Napoletano
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano