nottola

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin noctula, diminutive from Latin noctua (“night-owl”). Documented in Italian as early as the thirteenth century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔt.to.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔttola
  • Hyphenation: nòt‧to‧la

Noun

nottola f (plural nottole)

  1. (obsolete, rare) little owl
    Synonym: civetta
  2. various species of birds or bats, such as:
    Caprimulgus europaeus
    Myliobatis aquila
    Nyctalus noctula
  3. latch (thought to resemble a bird's hook)
    Synonyms: nottolino, saliscendi

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → French: noctule (latinised to serve as a species name)
    • → English: noctule
      • →? Catalan: nòctul
      • → Spanish: nóctulo
    • → New Latin: noctula
  • → Medieval Latin: noctula

References
  • nòttola in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • nòttola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. “nòttola”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini

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