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zinna

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈt͡sin.na/, */ˈd͡zin.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -inna
  • Hyphenation: zìn‧na

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Lombardic zinna (merlon, projection), from Proto-West Germanic *tinnu (projection).

Noun

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zinna f (plural zinne)

  1. (regional, usually in the plural, vulgar, slang) boob, tit
    Synonym: tetta

Etymology 2

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Verb

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zinna

  1. inflection of zinnare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  1. ^ zinne in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *tinnu, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *tindnō or alternatively from *tindijǭ; both suffixed derivatives of Proto-Germanic *tindaz (peg, prong, peak). Cognate with Old English tinn (rafter, beam).

Noun

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zinna f

  1. pinnacle (the top of a wall)
  2. merlon

Descendants

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  • Middle High German: zinne
  • Italian: zinna