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From Latin pinna (“dorsal fin; wing, feather”). Doublet of pen, penna, and panne.

pinna (plural pinnas or pinnae)

Diagram of the pinna (part of ear)

  1. (anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
    Meronyms: antihelix, antitragus, concha, helix, tragus
  2. (botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
  3. (zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

visible part of the ear

leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf

feather, wing, fin or similar appendage

pinna

  1. genitive singular of pind

Borrowed from Swedish pinne (“stick, spoke”).

pinna

  1. spoke (of a wheel, e.g. in a bicycle)
  2. (nautical) tiller
    Synonym: peräsinkampi
  3. (music) sound post (dowel inside an instrument of violin family)
  4. (colloquial) point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
  5. (colloquial) temper, nerve, fuse (in the sense of losing one's temper)
    Marian pinna paloi.
    Maria lost her temper.
    Marialla on lyhyt pinna.
    Maria's got a short fuse.
  6. (colloquial) percent

pinna f (plural pinne)

  1. (anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
    Meronyms: antihelix, antitragus, concha, helix, tragus
  2. (botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
  3. (zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

Uncertain, could be a merger of two etymons:

pinna f (genitive pinnae); first declension

  1. alternative form of penna (“wing, feather”)
  2. a fin
  3. a merlon, cop (the raised part of a parapet or battlement)
  4. (Medieval Latin) a peg, pin, bolt
    ad pinnās bibere (idiom, perh. referring to pins set inside drinking cups to mark exact quantities) ― to drink in large quantities or competitively

First-declension noun.

Borrowed from Sicilian pinna.

pinna f (plural pinen or pinni)

  1. pen (writing instrument)
    Synonym: bajrow

pinna m

  1. alternative form of pinne

From Latin penna.

pinna f (plural pinni)

  1. feather
  2. pen
  3. fin