pipistrello

Italian

Alternative forms

vipistrello, vispistrello (archaic)

Etymology

From the above archaic forms (with /v-/ > /p/ via assimilation), from Vulgar Latin *vespertillum, diminutive from Latin vespertiliōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.piˈstrɛl.lo/
Rhymes: -ɛllo
Hyphenation: pi‧pi‧strèl‧lo

Noun

pipistrello m (plural pipistrelli)

bat (flying mammal)
Synonyms: chirottero, nottola

Descendants

→ French: pipistrelle

Further reading

chiroptera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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