Pulcinella

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See also: pulcinella

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʊl.tʃiˈnɛ.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛla
  • Hyphenation: Pul‧ci‧nel‧la

Noun

Pulcinella m (strong, genitive Pulcinellas or Pulcinella, plural Pulcinelle)

  1. Alternative form of Pulcinell

Declension

Declension of Pulcinella
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pulcinella die Pulcinelle
genitive eines des Pulcinellas, Pulcinella der Pulcinelle
dative einem dem Pulcinella den Pulcinelle
accusative einen den Pulcinella die Pulcinelle

Italian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan Pulecenella or Puricinella, of uncertain origin, likely related to Latin pūlicem (“flea”, accusative singular of pūlex) or from Late Latin pullicēnus, pullicīnus, diminutive form of pullus (“chicken; young animal”). See pulcino. Compare Sicilian Puricineḍḍa.

Otherwise connected to the proper name Puccio d'Aniello, the name of Named after a peasant from Acerra made famous by an alleged portrait of Ludovico Carracci of which we know an engraving by Carlo Enrico di San Martino, with a face darkened by the countryside sun and a long nose, which gave life to the theatrical character of Pulcinella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pul.t͡ʃiˈnɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: Pul‧ci‧nèl‧la

Proper noun

Pulcinella m

  1. a character from the commedia dell'arte known for his loud and cunningly playful behavior, native of Naples

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