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antenna.

yard of a ship; yardarm; sail (poet.); antenna (Cal);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[anˈtɛn.na]Classical-Latin[anˈtɛn.na]
  1. yard on a ship

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. antenna in insects etc.

    New-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

May be from Proto-Italic *antitempnā, from Proto-Indo-European *temp- (“to stretch, extend”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.