pinna
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pinna:
I a kind of mussel; prop. pīnă, q. v.
pinna: ae, f., v. penna.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) pinna,¹⁰ æ, f.,
1 c. penna, a) plume : Cic. Nat. 2, 129 ; Varro R. 3, 9, 5 ; Col. Rust. 8, 2, 10 ; Plin. 11, 97 ; b) aile : Cic. Nat. 2, 125 ; 3, 59 ; Att. 4, 2, 5 || [d’insectes] Plin. 11, 104 ; c) nageoire de poisson : Plin. 9, 42 ; d) [poét.] vol de présage : Ov. F. 1, 448 ; e) [poét.] flèche : Ov. F. 2, 110
2 merlon, panneau plein entre 2 créneaux : Cæs. G. 5, 40, 6
3 aube ou aileron [d’une roue de moulin] : Vitr. Arch. 10, 5, 1 || marche d’orgue hydraulique (?) : Vitr. Arch. 10, 8, 4.
(2) pinna, æ, f., v. pina.
