uccellina

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ut.t͡ʃelˈli.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: uc‧cel‧lì‧na

Etymology 1

Diminutive of uccello (“bird”).

Noun

uccellina f (plural uccelline)

  1. (nautical) jigger topgallant staysail
    Synonym: Yankee

Further reading
  • uccellina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

uccellina

  1. inflection of uccellinare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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