entena

== Galician == === Alternative forms === antena === Etymology 1 === Attested since 1707. Unknown origin; perhaps from a substrate *antenna. Alternatively from Latin antenna (“pole”), because of the poles that were inserted across the beehives as supporters of the honeycombs. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /enˈtena̝/ ==== Noun ==== entena f (plural entenas) honeycomb Synonyms: favo, panal, trevo === Etymology 2 === Attested since 1370. Inherited from Latin antemna (“pole”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /enˈtena̝/ ==== Noun ==== entena f (plural entenas) (nautical) yard Synonym: verga === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “entena”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “entena”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “entena”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “entena”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “entena”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Adjective === entena masculine/neuter instrumental singular of enta, which is present active participle of enti (“to come”) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enˈtena/ [ẽn̪ˈt̪e.na] Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: en‧te‧na === Noun === entena f (plural entenas) (nautical) a yard on a lateen === Further reading === “entena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025