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pinna.

feather; wing; fin; battlement/parapet, spire/steeple; flap; water wheel paddle; lobe (of the liver/lung);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɪn.na]Classical-Latin[ˈpin.na]
  1. alternative form of penna (“wing, feather”)

    alt-of · alternative · declension-1 · feminine
  2. a fin

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. a merlon, cop (the raised part of a parapet or battlement)

    declension-1 · feminine
  4. a peg, pin, bolt

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
    ad pinnās bibere
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, could be a merger of two etymons: * In the sense "fin", from Proto-Indo-European *(s)piHn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”), cognate to Old Irish ind (“end, point”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”), English fin. * In other senses, a dialectal form of penna with either pre-nasal (as in dignus) or post-labial (as in firmus) raising, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

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