Image:Black fly.jpg|thumb|right|Antennae on a black fly.
Image:Redu135cassefrp.jpg|thumb|right|A dish antenna.
English

Etymology
From L. #Latin|antenna, nautical term for yard and common term for pole, of unknown origin.

Noun
en-noun|antennae|pl2=antennas

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

Usage notes
Use of the Latinate plural to mean multiple aerials is very rare.
Use of the Anglicised plural to mean multiple feelers or astute aptitudes is very rare.<ref name="COED-plusage">The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]</ref>

References
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Croatian: t-|hr|antena|f
Dutch: t+|nl|antenne|f
Finnish: t+|fi|antenni
French: t+|fr|antenne|f
German: t+|de|Antenne|f
Greek: t+|el|κε�αία|f|trkerea|scGrek
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Hebrew: he-translation|�נ�נ�|anténa f, he-translation|�ְש��ֹשָ��|meshoshá f rare
Italian: t+|it|antenna|f
Polish: t+|pl|antena|f
Romanian: t|ro|anten�|f
Russian: t+|ru|ан�енна|f|tranténna|scCyrl
Swedish: antenn c
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Croatian: t-|hr|antena|f
Dutch: t+|nl|voelspriet|f
Finnish: tuntosarvi
French: t+|fr|antenne|f
German: Antenne f, Fühler m
Greek: κε�αία (kerea) f
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Hebrew: he-translation|���ש|makhósh m
Italian: t+|it|antenna|f
Polish: czu�ek m
Romanian: t|ro|anten�|f
Russian: ан�енна (anténna) f, �� (us) m
Swedish: antenn c
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ttbc|Esperanto: anteno
ttbc|Spanish: antena f
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ttbc|Turkish: anten f
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Synonyms
Device to receive or transmit radio-frequency signal
aerial
Feeler organ on the head of an insect
feeler

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Technology

Italian

Etymology
From L. #Latin|antenna.

Noun
it-noun|antenn|f|a|e

1. flagpole;
2. nautical|lang=it yard;
3. device to receive or transmit radio signals: #English|antenna;
4. feeler organ on the head of an insect: #English|antenna;

Latin

Etymology
Unknown or disputed.

Noun
la-noun|antenna|antennae|antennae|f|first

1. nautical|lang=la yard
2. pole
3. inflection of|antenna#Latin|antenna|voc|s

antenn� f

1. inflection of|antenna#Latin|antenna|abl|s

Inflection
ladecl1
la-decl-1st|antenn

ar:antenna
de:antenna
fr:antenna
gl:antenna
hy:antenna
io:antenna
id:antenna
it:antenna
hu:antenna
pl:antenna
ru:antenna
fi:antenna
sv:antenna
ta:antenna
vi:antenna
tr:antenna
zh:antenna

• 2007-12-30 19:42 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[de:antenna]]

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