culla

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkul.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

   Lascia il bambino nella culla.

   Leave the baby in the crib.

Derived terms

• cullare

Etymology 2

Verb

culla

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

Further reading

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