Pulcinella

See also: pulcinella

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊl.tʃiˈnɛ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Hyphenation: Pul‧ci‧nel‧la

Noun

Pulcinella m (strong, genitive Pulcinellas or Pulcinella, plural Pulcinelle)

1. Alternative form of Pulcinell

Declension

Declension of Pulcinella [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pulcinella	die	Pulcinelle
genitive	eines	des	Pulcinellas, Pulcinella	der	Pulcinelle
dative	einem	dem	Pulcinella	den	Pulcinelle
accusative	einen	den	Pulcinella	die	Pulcinelle

Italian

Alternative forms

• Polcinella (archaic or regional)

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan Pulecenella or Puricinella, of uncertain origin, likely related to Latin pūlicem (“flea”, accusative singular of pūlex) or from Late Latin pullicēnus, pullicīnus, diminutive form of pullus (“chicken; young animal”). See pulcino. Compare Sicilian Puricineḍḍa.

Otherwise connected to the proper name Puccio d'Aniello, the name of Named after a peasant from Acerra made famous by an alleged portrait of Ludovico Carracci of which we know an engraving by Carlo Enrico di San Martino, with a face darkened by the countryside sun and a long nose, which gave life to the theatrical character of Pulcinella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pul.t͡ʃiˈnɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: Pul‧ci‧nèl‧la

Proper noun

Pulcinella m

1. a character from the commedia dell'arte known for his loud and cunningly playful behavior, native of Naples

Derived terms

• pulcinella
• segreto di Pulcinella

Descendants

• → English: Punchinello
• → German: Pulcinell, Pulcinella
• → Spanish: pulchinela