LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pinnātus

pinnātus (feminine pinnāta, neuter pinnātum)
Classical[pɪnˈnaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pinˈnaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefeathered; winged
  2. adjectivepinnate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepinnātuspinnātapinnātum
genitivepinnātīpinnātaepinnātī
dativepinnātōpinnātaepinnātō
accusativepinnātumpinnātampinnātum
ablativepinnātōpinnātāpinnātō
vocativepinnātepinnātapinnātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepinnātīpinnātaepinnāta
genitivepinnātōrumpinnātārumpinnātōrum
dativepinnātīspinnātīspinnātīs
accusativepinnātōspinnātāspinnāta
ablativepinnātīspinnātīspinnātīs
vocativepinnātīpinnātaepinnāta

pinnātus, a, um, adj. 1. pinna,
I. feathered, plumed, winged.
I. Lit.: Jovis satelles Pinnatā caudā, old poet ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 24: Musa pinnato gradu intulit se, Porc. Latro ap. Gell. 17, 21, 45: Cupido, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 58.—
II. Transf., feathered, pinnate: abies folio pinnato densa, feathered, i. e. having leaves that lie on each other like feathers, Plin. 16, 10, 19, § 48: fraxinus pinnata et ipsa folio, id. 16, 13, 24, § 62; 27, 9, 55, § 79.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin pinnātus From pinna + -ātus.

In English words that came into English from pinnātus

  • pinnatepinnātus
  • bipinnatebipinnātus
  • pinnatisectpinnatisectus

Quick answers

What does pinnātus mean in Latin?
pinnātus, a adjective, means “feathered; winged; pinnate”.
How do you pronounce pinnātus?
In classical Latin, [pɪnˈnaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pinˈnaː.tus].
Which English words come from pinnātus?
English words that go back to Latin pinnātus include pinnate, bipinnate and pinnatisect.