Wiktionary

uccellina

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ut.t͡ʃelˈli.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: uc‧cel‧lì‧na

Etymology 1 edit

Diminutive of uccello (“bird”).

Noun edit

uccellina f (plural uccelline)

  1. (nautical) jigger topgallant staysail
    Synonym: Yankee

Further reading edit

  • uccellina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

uccellina

  1. inflection of uccellinare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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