Meaning
feather, plume
- down
- plumage
In a sentence
Ho trovato una piuma bianca nel giardino.
I found a white feather in the garden.
Questo cuscino è pieno di piume morbide.
This pillow is full of soft down.
Hai visto le piume del pavone oggi?
Did you see the peacock's feathers today?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| piuma | feminine · singular |
| piume | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use piuma for a single feather; penna usually means a writing pen, though it can mean a large feather in some contexts.
- For bedding or jackets, Italians often say in piuma or imbottito di piuma; piumino is the common word for down filling.
- As a feminine noun, it takes feminine agreement: una piuma leggera, le piume bianche.