penna

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(Anglais)

(declension-1, feminine) wing (of natural or supernatural creatures)
(declension-1, feminine, figuratively) wing (of natural or supernatural creatures)
(declension-1, feminine) feather, especially a flight-feather; pinion
(declension-1, feminine) quill pen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈpɛn.na]

From Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”), with pinna apparently representing a dialectal variant with pre-nasal raising. See also pēnis (“tail, penis”), which penna may have been conflated semantically with.