culcitra

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkul.ki.tra/, [ˈkʊɫ̪kɪt̪rä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkul.t͡ʃi.tra/, [ˈkul̠ʲt͡ʃit̪rä]

Noun

culcitra f (genitive culcitrae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) Alternative form of culcita

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	culcitra	culcitrae
Genitive	culcitrae	culcitrārum
Dative	culcitrae	culcitrīs
Accusative	culcitram	culcitrās
Ablative	culcitrā	culcitrīs
Vocative	culcitra	culcitrae

Alternative forms

• culcidra

Descendants

• Italian: coltrice
• Borrowings:
  • → Albanian: kultër (“mattress, pillow, cushion”)

References

• culcitra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.