pineal

See also: pinéal

English

Etymology

From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪnɪəl/

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Adjective

pineal (comparative more pineal, superlative most pineal)

1. In the shape of a pine cone.
2. Pertaining to the pineal gland.

Derived terms

• pineal body
• pineal eye
• pineal gland
• pineal hormone
• postpineal

Translations

in the shape of pine cone

Bulgarian: шишарковиден (šišarkoviden) Finnish: kävynmuotoinen Greek: κωνοειδής (el) m or f (konoeidís)

pertaining to pineal gland

Esperanto: pineala Finnish: käpyrauhasen (fi), käpyrauhas- (fi) Greek: επιφυσικός m (epifysikós) Spanish: pineal

Noun

pineal (plural pineals)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• Nepali, Pinela, Alpine, alpine, Épinal, penial, plaine, apelin, Lapine

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pinéal.

Adjective

pineal m or n (feminine singular pineală, masculine plural pineali, feminine and neuter plural pineale)

1. pineal

Declension

Declension of pineal

		singular				plural
		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

Etymology

From Latin pinea +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pineˈal/ [pi.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pi‧ne‧al

Adjective

pineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural pineales)

1. pineal

Related terms

• glándula pineal

Further reading

• “pineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024