cuna, cunae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cradle (usu. pl.); nest for young birds; one's earliest years;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cuna | cunae |
| Gen. | cunae | cunarum |
| Dat. | cunae | cunis |
| Acc. | cunam | cunas |
| Voc. | cuna | cunae |
| Abl. | cuna | cunis |
Examples
- T
Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...BROM. Magis iam faxo mira dices. postquam in cunas conditust, devolant angues iubati deorsum in impluvium duo maximi..." Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...sexus iniuria nostri foedandos populo prostituisse mares, iam cunae lenonis erant, ut ab ubere raptus sordida vagitu posceret..."- P
Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...anus canosque suos et inania nudans ubera per cunas alimentaque prima precatur, ut sibi committat, quicquid dolet. illa..."