pinna

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English

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Etymology

From Latin pinna (dorsal fin; wing, feather). Doublet of pen, penna, and panne.

Pronunciation

Diagram of the pinna (part of ear)

Noun

pinna (plural pinnas or pinnae)

  1. (anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
    Meronyms: antihelix, antitragus, concha, helix, tragus
  2. (botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
  3. (zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

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Estonian

Noun

pinna

  1. genitive singular of pind

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish pinne (stick, spoke).

Pronunciation

Noun

pinna

  1. spoke (of a wheel, e.g. in a bicycle)
  2. (nautical) tiller
    Synonym: peräsinkampi
  3. (music) sound post (dowel inside an instrument of violin family)
  4. (colloquial) point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
  5. (colloquial) temper, nerve, fuse (in the sense of losing one's temper)
    Marian pinna paloi.
    Maria lost her temper.
    Marialla on lyhyt pinna.
    Maria's got a short fuse.
  6. (colloquial) percent

Declension

Inflection of pinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative pinna pinnat
genitive pinnan pinnojen
partitive pinnaa pinnoja
illative pinnaan pinnoihin
singular plural
nominative pinna pinnat
accusative nom. pinna pinnat
gen. pinnan
genitive pinnan pinnojen
pinnain rare
partitive pinnaa pinnoja
inessive pinnassa pinnoissa
elative pinnasta pinnoista
illative pinnaan pinnoihin
adessive pinnalla pinnoilla
ablative pinnalta pinnoilta
allative pinnalle pinnoille
essive pinnana pinnoina
translative pinnaksi pinnoiksi
abessive pinnatta pinnoitta
instructive pinnoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pinnani pinnani
accusative nom. pinnani pinnani
gen. pinnani
genitive pinnani pinnojeni
pinnaini rare
partitive pinnaani pinnojani
inessive pinnassani pinnoissani
elative pinnastani pinnoistani
illative pinnaani pinnoihini
adessive pinnallani pinnoillani
ablative pinnaltani pinnoiltani
allative pinnalleni pinnoilleni
essive pinnanani pinnoinani
translative pinnakseni pinnoikseni
abessive pinnattani pinnoittani
instructive
comitative pinnoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pinnasi pinnasi
accusative nom. pinnasi pinnasi
gen. pinnasi
genitive pinnasi pinnojesi
pinnaisi rare
partitive pinnaasi pinnojasi
inessive pinnassasi pinnoissasi
elative pinnastasi pinnoistasi
illative pinnaasi pinnoihisi
adessive pinnallasi pinnoillasi
ablative pinnaltasi pinnoiltasi
allative pinnallesi pinnoillesi
essive pinnanasi pinnoinasi
translative pinnaksesi pinnoiksesi
abessive pinnattasi pinnoittasi
instructive
comitative pinnoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pinnamme pinnamme
accusative nom. pinnamme pinnamme
gen. pinnamme
genitive pinnamme pinnojemme
pinnaimme rare
partitive pinnaamme pinnojamme
inessive pinnassamme pinnoissamme
elative pinnastamme pinnoistamme
illative pinnaamme pinnoihimme
adessive pinnallamme pinnoillamme
ablative pinnaltamme pinnoiltamme
allative pinnallemme pinnoillemme
essive pinnanamme pinnoinamme
translative pinnaksemme pinnoiksemme
abessive pinnattamme pinnoittamme
instructive
comitative pinnoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pinnanne pinnanne
accusative nom. pinnanne pinnanne
gen. pinnanne
genitive pinnanne pinnojenne
pinnainne rare
partitive pinnaanne pinnojanne
inessive pinnassanne pinnoissanne
elative pinnastanne pinnoistanne
illative pinnaanne pinnoihinne
adessive pinnallanne pinnoillanne
ablative pinnaltanne pinnoiltanne
allative pinnallenne pinnoillenne
essive pinnananne pinnoinanne
translative pinnaksenne pinnoiksenne
abessive pinnattanne pinnoittanne
instructive
comitative pinnoinenne

Synonyms

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compounds

Further reading

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpin.na/
  • Rhymes: -inna
  • Hyphenation: pìn‧na

Noun

pinna f (plural pinne)

  1. fin
  2. flipper

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain, could be a merger of two etymons:

Pronunciation

Noun

pinna f (genitive pinnae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of penna (wing, feather)
  2. a fin
  3. a merlon, cop (the raised part of a parapet or battlement)
  4. (Medieval Latin) a peg, pin, bolt
    ad pinnās bibere (idiom, perh. referring to pins set inside drinking cups to mark exact quantities)to drink in large quantities or competitively

Usage notes

  • Senses (2), (3) and (4) are not found for the form penna.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pinna pinnae
genitive pinnae pinnārum
dative pinnae pinnīs
accusative pinnam pinnās
ablative pinnā pinnīs
vocative pinna pinnae

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • pinna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pinna”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pinna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • pinna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pinna”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pinna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • pinna”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian pinna.

Pronunciation

Noun

pinna f (plural pinen or pinni)

  1. pen (writing instrument)
    Synonym: bajrow

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin penna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpinna/
  • Hyphenation: pin‧na

Noun

pinna f (plural pinni)

  1. feather
  2. pen
  3. fin