culla
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