noun · femininefirst declension
pīna
pīna f (genitive pīnae)
Classical[ˈpiː.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.na]
Meaning
- sea pen (of order Pennatulacea)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pīna | pīnae |
| genitive | pīnae | pīnārum |
| dative | pīnae | pīnīs |
| accusative | pīnam | pīnās |
| ablative | pīnā | pīnīs |
| vocative | pīna | pīnae |
pīna, ae, f., = πῖνα (less correctly pinna, = πίννα),
I. the sea-pen, a kind of mussel, Cic. Fin. 3, 19, 63; id. N. D. 2, 48, 123; Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 115; 32, 11, 53, § 150.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pīna ae, f
, πῖνα, the sea-pen, spiny mussel.
Origins
From Ancient Greek πῑ́νη (pī́nē, “sea pen”).