vespertilio

See also: Vespertilio

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ves.perˈti.ljo/
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Hyphenation: ve‧sper‧tì‧lio

Noun

vespertilio m (plural vespertili)

  1. bat (flying animal)
    Synonym: pipistrello

Latin

Etymology

From vesper (“evening”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vespertīliō m (genitive vespertīliōnis); third declension

  1. a bat (animal)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative vespertīliō vespertīliōnēs
genitive vespertīliōnis vespertīliōnum
dative vespertīliōnī vespertīliōnibus
accusative vespertīliōnem vespertīliōnēs
ablative vespertīliōne vespertīliōnibus
vocative vespertīliō vespertīliōnēs

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Neapolitan: sportiglione
  • Ibero-Romance: (both via the nominative?)
  • Borrowings:

References

Further reading

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