pedina

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See also: pediņā and pediņa

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /peˈdi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: pe‧dì‧na

Etymology 1[edit]

Cf. pedone.

Noun[edit]

pedina f (plural pedine)

  1. pawn (chess)
  2. pawn (colloquial)(someone been manipulated)
  3. (board games) draughtsman/checkers piece
  4. puppet

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

pedina

  1. inflection of pedinare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian pedina.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pedina f (plural pedini)

  1. (draughts) draughtsman
  2. (chess) pawn
    Synonyms: pjun, petun

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Maltese · bċejjeċ taċ-ċess (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
re reġina torri isqof żiemel pjun, pedina, petun