culla
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Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *cunla, syncopated form of cūnula, diminutive of Latin cūna, cūnae (“cradle”), from Proto-Italic *koinā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoyneh₂, derived from the root *ḱey- (“to be lying down; to settle”). Doublet of cuna.
Noun[edit]
culla f (plural culle)
- cradle, crib, cot
- Lascia il bambino nella culla.
- Leave the baby in the crib.
- (figuratively) cradle, place of origin
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
culla
- inflection of cullare:
Further reading[edit]
- culla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Sicilian[edit]
Preposition[edit]
culla
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