zinna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈt͡sin.na/, ^*/ˈd͡zin.na/
• Rhymes: -inna
• Hyphenation: zìn‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic zinna (“merlon, projection”), from Proto-West Germanic *tinnu (“projection”).

Noun

zinna f (plural zinne)

1. (regional, usually in the plural, vulgar, slang) boob, tit

   Synonym: tetta

Etymology 2

Verb

zinna

1. inflection of zinnare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• zanni

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tinnu, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *tindnō or alternatively from *tindijǭ; both suffixed derivatives of Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“peg, prong, peak”). Cognate with Old English tinn (“rafter, beam”).

Noun

zinna f

1. pinnacle (the top of a wall)
2. merlon

Descendants

• Middle High German: zinne
  • German: Zinne
• → Italian: zinna