cuna

Alternative forms

• cûna (Reggiano)
• cùna (Modenese)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cu‧na

Noun

cuna f (plural cuni)

1. (Mirandolese) cradle, crib (bed for a baby)

Noun

cūnā̀ f (plural cūnōnī, possessed form cūnàr̃)

1. A side seam joining the lower ends of a gown.

Verb

cūnā̀ (grade 1)

1. (with an indirect object) to set a person or animal to catch or attack someone

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.na/

Noun

cūna f (genitive cūnae); first declension

1. (rare) singular of cūnae

References

• cuna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cuna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• cuna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Romanization

cuna

1. Romanization of ᚉᚒᚅᚐ

Etymology

From Latin cūna, cūnae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuna/

Noun

cuna f (plural cunas)

1. cradle, crib

Further reading

• “cuna” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology

From Latin cūna, cūnae. Compare Italian culla

Noun

cuna f (plural cune)

1. cradle