nottola
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Late Latin noctula, diminutive from Latin noctua (“night-owl”). Documented in Italian as early as the thirteenth century.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nottola f (plural nottole)
- (obsolete, rare) little owl
- Synonym: civetta
- various species of birds or bats, such as:
- latch (thought to resemble a bird's hook)
- Synonyms: nottolino, saliscendi
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Descendants edit
References edit
- nòttola in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- nòttola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana