English

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.

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pinnula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• pinnula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016