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pinnula

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin pinnula.

Noun

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pinnula (plural pinnulas or pinnulae)

  1. A pinnule or subleaflet.

Latin

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Etymology

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Diminutive of pinna.

Noun

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pinnula f (genitive pinnulae); first declension

  1. small wing, or plume of feathers
  2. small fin

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pinnula pinnulae
genitive pinnulae pinnulārum
dative pinnulae pinnulīs
accusative pinnulam pinnulās
ablative pinnulā pinnulīs
vocative pinnula pinnulae

Descendants

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  • Spanish: péñola

References

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  • pinnula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pinnula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pinnula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pinnula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016