a penes

See also: apenes and apenés

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam, with an additional adverbial /-s/ (compare doncs < Latin tunc).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə ˈpɛ.nəs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə ˈpe.nəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a ˈpe.nes]

Adverb

a penes

1. barely (by a small margin)
2. barely (almost not at all)