antenna

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 References 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin antenna, nautical term for yard and common term for pole, of unknown origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ænˈtɛn.ə/, SAMPA: /{n"tEn.@/

  Rhymes: -ɛnə

[edit] Noun

antenna (plural antennae or antennas)

1. (plural: antennae) A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
2. (plural: antennas) A device to receive or transmit radio-frequency signal by converting electromagnetic radiation into electrical signal.
3. (plural: antennae) The faculty of intuitive astuteness.

[edit] Usage notes

• Use of the Anglicised plural to mean multiple feelers or astute aptitudes is very rare.^[1]
• Use of the Latinate plural to mean multiple aerials is very rare.
• Some make a distinction between an antenna and an aerial, with the former used to indicate a rigid structure for radio reception or transmission, and the latter consisting of a wire strung in the air. For those who do not make a distinction, antenna is more commonly used in the United States and aerial is more commonly used in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Synonyms

• (Feeler organ on the head of an insect): feeler
• (Device to receive or transmit radio-frequency signal): aerial

[edit] Derived terms

• fractal antenna

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin antenna.

[edit] Noun

antenna f. (plural antenne)

1. flagpole
2. (nautical) yard
3. device to receive or transmit radio signals: aerial (UK), antenna (US)
4. feeler organ on the head of an insect: antenna

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Unknown or disputed.

[edit] Noun

antenna (genitive antennae); f, first declension

1. (nautical) yard
2. pole
3. vocative singular of antenna

antennā f.

1. ablative singular of antenna

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	antenna	antennae
genitive	antennae	antennārum
dative	antennae	antennīs
accusative	antennam	antennās
ablative	antennā	antennīs
vocative	antenna	antennae