pinnula

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

pinnula (plural pinnulas or pinnulae)

  1. A pinnule or subleaflet.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of pinna

Noun

pinnula f (genitive pinnulae); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pinnula pinnulae
Genitive pinnulae pinnulārum
Dative pinnulae pinnulīs
Accusative pinnulam pinnulās
Ablative pinnulā pinnulīs
Vocative pinnula pinnulae

References
  • 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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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