carina

See also Carina

English

Etymology

From Latin carina (“keel”).

Noun

carina (plural carinas or carinae)

1. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
2. (botany) Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
3. (zoology) The keel of the breastbone of birds.

Derived terms

• carina apex
• carina tracheae
• carinal

Anagrams

• acinar
• arnica
• Carian
• Ciaran
• crania

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Italian

Adjective

carina f

1. feminine of carino

Anagrams

• aranci
• arcani
• arnica
• carnai
• inarca

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong, powerful”), see also Ancient Greek κράτυς (kratus, “strong”), κράτος (kratos, “strength, power, dominion”).

Noun

carīna (genitive carīnae); f, first declension

1. The keel of a ship.
2. (figuratively) A ship.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	carīna	carīnae
genitive	carīnae	carīnārum
dative	carīnae	carīnīs
accusative	carīnam	carīnās
ablative	carīnā	carīnīs
vocative	carīna	carīnae

Related terms

• Carīnae
• cornu

Descendants

• English: careen
• Spanish: carena

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

car +‎ -ina, because customs was originally payed to the emperor.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tsârina/
• Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧na

Noun

cȁrina f (Cyrillic spelling ца̏рина)

1. customs

Declension

    declension of carina

	singular	plural
nominative	carina	carine
genitive	carine	carina
dative	carini	carinama
accusative	carinu	carine
vocative	carino	carine
locative	carini	carinama
instrumental	carinom	carinama