cunae

Meaning

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

Concepts

cradle

crib

cot

swing

nest for young birds

Synonyms

cunabula

incunabula

Translations

cuna

berço

κούνια

berceau

culla

wieg

Wiege

beşik

vugge

balanço

landik

bressol

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkuː.nae̯]

Etymology

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