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noun · neutersecond declension

incūnābula

incūnābula n pl (genitive incūnābulōrum)
Classical[ɪŋ.kuːˈnaː.bʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[iŋ.kuˈnaː.bu.la]

Meaning

  1. swaddling clothes; the apparatus of the cradle
  2. birthplace, origin

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Cunæ · Cunabula

Cunæ (κοῖται) is the cradle itself; incunabula, the bed, etc., that are in the cradle. Plaut. Truc. v. 13. Fasciis opus est, pulvinis, cunis, incunabulis. (vi. 69.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—incūnābula
genitiveincūnābulīincūnābulōrum
dativeincūnābulōincūnābulīs
accusative—incūnābula
ablativeincūnābulōincūnābulīs
vocative—incūnābula

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

incunabula doctrinae
the origin, first beginnings of learning.

in-cūnābŭla, ōrum, n.,
I. swaddlingclothes, swathing-bands.
I. Lit.: fasciis opus est, pulvinis, cunis, incunabulis, Plaut. Truc. 5, 13; id. Am. 5, 1, 52.—
B. Transf.
1. The cradle: Bacchi, Ov. M. 3, 317.—
2. A birthplace: in montes patrios, et ad incunabula nostra pergam, Poët. (perh. Enn.) ap. Cic. Att. 2, 15, 3 (v. Vahl. Enn. p. 81): Jovis, Ov. M. 8, 99: majorum, Just. 31, 8, 4.—
3. Childhood: jam inde ab incunabulis imbutus odio tribunorum, from the cradle, from childhood, Liv. 4, 36 fin.; so, ab primis, Amm. 14, 6, 4; and: in primis vitae incunabulis, Firm. 1, 3.—
II. Trop., an origin, beginning: de oratoris quasi incunabulis dicere, Cic. Or. 13, 42: nostrae doctrinae, id. de Or. 1, 6, 23: ab ipsis discendi velut incunabulis, Quint. prooem. 6 Zumpt N. cr.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinincūnābula

Latin cūnae Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -(ā)bula Latin cūnābula Latin incūnābula From in- + cūnābula.

Descendants
  • Englishincunabulum

In English words that came into English from incūnābula

  • incunabulumincūnābulum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesIncunabulaIncunabula or CUNABULA (σπάργανα), swaddling-clothes. The first thing done after the birth of a child was to wash it; the second to wrap it in swaddli…

Quick answers

What does incūnābula mean in Latin?
incūnābula, a noun, means “swaddling clothes; the apparatus of the cradle; birthplace, origin”.
What is the genitive of incūnābula?
The genitive singular is incūnābulōrum. incūnābula is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce incūnābula?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋ.kuːˈnaː.bʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iŋ.kuˈnaː.bu.la].
Where does incūnābula come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin incūnābula.