culla

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkul.la/
• Rhymes: -ulla
• Hyphenation: cùl‧la

Etymology 1

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

culla f (plural culle)

1. cradle, crib, cot

   Lascia il bambino nella culla.

   Leave the baby in the crib.

2. (figuratively) cradle, place of origin

Derived terms

• cullare
• termoculla

Etymology 2

Verb

culla

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

Further reading

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

Sicilian

Preposition

culla

1. Contraction of cu la (“with the”).