pineal
See also: pinéal
English edit
Etymology edit
From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pineal (comparative more pineal, superlative most pineal)
- In the shape of a pine cone.
- Pertaining to the pineal gland.
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Derived terms
Translations edit
in the shape of pine cone
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pertaining to pineal gland
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Noun edit
pineal (plural pineals)
- The pineal gland.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 310:
- Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where the soul resides.
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
pineal m or n (feminine singular pineală, masculine plural pineali, feminine and neuter plural pineale)
Declension edit
Declension of pineal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | pineal | pineală | pineali | pineale | ||
definite | pinealul | pineala | pinealii | pinealele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | pineal | pineale | pineali | pineale | ||
definite | pinealului | pinealei | pinealilor | pinealelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pineales)
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Further reading edit
- “pineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014