nottola
Italian
Etymology
Late 18th century: from New Latin noctula, from noctua (“small owl”, from nox, noctis, “night”, and whence also Italian nottua) + -ula (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognate to English noctule and Venetian nòtoła.
Pronunciation
Noun
nottola f (plural nottole)
- noctule
- (obsolete, rare) little owl
- Synonym: civetta
- latch (shaped like a beak)
- Synonyms: saliscendi, nottolino