vespertilio
See also: Vespertilio
Italian
Noun
vespertilio m (plural vespertili)
- bat (flying animal)
Synonyms
Latin
vespertīliō
Etymology
From vesper (“evening”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wes.perˈtiː.li.oː/, [wɛs.pɛrˈtiː.li.oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ves.perˈti.li.o/, [ves.perˈtiː.li.o]
Noun
vespertīliō m (genitive vespertīliōnis); third declension
- a bat (animal)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vespertīliō | vespertīliōnēs |
| genitive | vespertīliōnis | vespertīliōnum |
| dative | vespertīliōnī | vespertīliōnibus |
| accusative | vespertīliōnem | vespertīliōnēs |
| ablative | vespertīliōne | vespertīliōnibus |
| vocative | vespertīliō | vespertīliōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- Italian: vipistrello
- Translingual: Vespertilio
References
- vespertilio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vespertilio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- vespertilio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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