cunae

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-1, plural, usually) cradle
2. (declension-1, metonymically, plural, usually) nest of young birds
3. (declension-1, metonymically, plural, usually) birth or early childhood, infancy; compare cūnābulum

Sinonieme

cunabula

incunabula

Vertalings

cuna

κούνια

culla

berceau

berço

crib

wieg

Wiege

cradle

beşik

nest for young birds

balançoire

swing

cot

dergûşan

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈkuː.nae̯]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *koinā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoy-no- (“lair, cradle”), from *ḱey- (“to lie down”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κοίτη (koítē).