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Pinna
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Pin′na
,Noun.
pl.
Pinnæ
(#)
, E. Pinnas
(#)
. [L., a feather.]
1.
(Bot.)
(a)
A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of
Bipinnate leaf
, under Bipinnate
. (b)
One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.
2.
(Zool.)
One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.
3.
[L.
pinna
, akin to Gr. [GREEK].] (Zool.)
Any species of
Pinna
, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity. Definition 2024
pinna
pinna
English
Noun
pinna (plural pinnas or pinnae)
- (anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
- (botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
- (zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.
Derived terms
Translations
visible part of the ear
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Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
pinna
- spoke (of a wheel, ie. in bicycle)
- (nautical) tiller
- (colloquial) point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
- (colloquial) temper, nerve, fuse (in the sense of loosing one's temper)
- Marian pinna paloi.
- Maria lost her temper.
- Marialla on lyhyt pinna.
- Maria's got a short fuse.
- Marian pinna paloi.
- (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 pinnainrare |
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| 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 | |
| instructive | — | pinnoin | |
| abessive | pinnatta | pinnoitta | |
| comitative | — | pinnoineen | |
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)piHn- "backbone, dorsal fin". Compare spīna.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpin.na/, [ˈpɪn.na]
Noun
pinna f (genitive pinnae); first declension
- Alternative form of penna
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pinna | pinnae |
| genitive | pinnae | pinnārum |
| dative | pinnae | pinnīs |
| accusative | pinnam | pinnās |
| ablative | pinnā | pinnīs |
| vocative | pinna | pinnae |
References
- 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, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pinna”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪnə
- Homophone: Pinner (in non-rhotic accents)
Diagram of the pinna (part of ear)