pinus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, declension-4) pine tree, fir tree
2. (declension-2, declension-4) pinewood, or a thing made of such wood
3. (declension-2, declension-4) lance, spear
4. (declension-2, declension-4) wreath of pine leaves
5. (declension-2, declension-4) pine forest, pineland

Concepts

pine

pine tree

pine-tree

Scots Pine

Synonyms

picea

tæda

Translations

Kiefer

πεύκο

pino

pinheiro

pino

pin

pijnboom

Föhre

çam

den

صنوبر

pi

çam

Pinie

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpiː.nʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pīnos, of disputed origin, with multiple theories proposed:
* From the same origin as Ancient Greek πῐ́νᾰξ (pĭ́năx, “wooden board, plank”).
* From the same origin as Ancient Greek πίτῠς (pítŭs, “pine tree”) and Albanian pishë (“id”), which is generally reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *pī́ts.
* Related to pix (“pitch, tar”), itself generally considered of the same origin as the second etymology above.
See also Sanskrit पितु (pitu, “sap, juice, resin”).