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pinna

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɪnə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪnə
  • homophone: Pinner (non-rhotic)

1

noun

Meaning 1

The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auricle, ear

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cartilaginous structure

Narrower terms: cauliflower ear

5

noun

Meaning 5

division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pinnule

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leaflet

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صِيوَان اَلْأُذْن (ṣīwān al-ʔuḏn) — visible part of the ear
  • Aragonese: orella — visible part of the ear
  • Aragonese: auricula — visible part of the ear
  • Aragonese: pavellón auricular — visible part of the ear
  • Aragonese: pavellón autitivo — visible part of the ear
  • Asturian: oreya — visible part of the ear
  • Bulgarian: ушна́ ми́да (ušná mída) — visible part of the ear
  • Burmese: နားရွက် (na:rwak) — visible part of the ear
  • Catalan: pavelló auricular — visible part of the ear
  • Catalan: aurícula — visible part of the ear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳廓 (ěrkuò) — visible part of the ear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外耳 (wài'ěr) — visible part of the ear
  • Czech: boltec — visible part of the ear
  • Dutch: oorschelp f/m — visible part of the ear
  • Esperanto: aŭriklo — visible part of the ear
  • Extremaduran: oreya — visible part of the ear
  • Finnish: korvalehti — visible part of the ear
  • French: pavillon — visible part of the ear
  • French: pavillon de l’oreille — visible part of the ear
  • Galician: orella — visible part of the ear
  • Galician: pavillón auricular — visible part of the ear
  • German: Ohrmuschel — visible part of the ear
  • German: äußeres Ohr — visible part of the ear
  • Bavarian German: Ohrwaschl — visible part of the ear
  • Bavarian German: Oahwasche — visible part of the ear
  • Greek: πτερύγιο ωτός (pterýgio otós) — visible part of the ear
  • Hebrew: אֲפַרְכֶּסֶת (afarkéset) — visible part of the ear
  • Hungarian: fülkagyló — visible part of the ear
  • Ido: aurikulo — visible part of the ear
  • Ingrian: korvalehti — visible part of the ear
  • Interlingua: auricula — visible part of the ear
  • Italian: padiglione auricolare — visible part of the ear
  • Japanese: 耳介 (jikai) — visible part of the ear
  • Japanese: 外耳 (gaiji) — visible part of the ear
  • Korean: 귓바퀴 (gwitbakwi) — visible part of the ear
  • Korean: 외이 (oei) — visible part of the ear
  • Northern Kurdish: perrê guhê — visible part of the ear
  • Ladino: oreja — visible part of the ear
  • Latvian: gliemežnīca — visible part of the ear
  • Lithuanian: kaušelis — visible part of the ear
  • Luxembourgish: Ouermuschel — visible part of the ear
  • Macedonian: ушна школка (ušna školka) — visible part of the ear
  • Māori: harore — visible part of the ear
  • Mirandese: oureilha — visible part of the ear
  • Norwegian: øremusling — visible part of the ear
  • Norwegian: aurikkel — visible part of the ear
  • Polish: małżowina uszna — visible part of the ear
  • Polish: ucho zewnętrzne — visible part of the ear
  • Portuguese: orelha — visible part of the ear
  • Portuguese: pavilhão auditivo — visible part of the ear
  • Russian: ушна́я ра́ковина (ušnája rákovina) — visible part of the ear
  • Russian: вне́шнее у́хо (vnéšneje úxo) — visible part of the ear
  • Serbo-Croatian: uška — visible part of the ear
  • Serbo-Croatian: ušna školjka — visible part of the ear
  • Slovak: ušnica — visible part of the ear
  • Slovene: uhelj — visible part of the ear
  • Spanish: pabellón auricular — visible part of the ear
  • Spanish: aurícula — visible part of the ear
  • Spanish: pinna — visible part of the ear
  • Swedish: öronmussla — visible part of the ear
  • Turkish: kulak kepçesi — visible part of the ear
  • Turkish: sayvan — visible part of the ear
  • Ottoman Turkish: خیمه (hayme) — visible part of the ear
  • Ukrainian: вушна́ ра́ковина (vušná rákovyna) — visible part of the ear
  • Vietnamese: loa tai — visible part of the ear
  • Welsh: godre'r glust — visible part of the ear
  • Zazaki: keçey goşi — visible part of the ear
  • German: Fiederblatt — leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf
  • German: Feder — feather, wing, fin or similar appendage
  • German: Flügel — feather, wing, fin or similar appendage
  • German: Flosse — feather, wing, fin or similar appendage
  • Turkish: yüzgeç — feather, wing, fin or similar appendage