nottolone
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]nottolone m (plural nottoloni)
- Augmentative of nottola; a big bat
- (zoology) nightjar
- Synonym: succiacapre
Noun
[edit]nottolone m or f by sense (plural nottoloni)
- (figurative, Tuscan) someone who in some way resembles the bat
Etymology 2
[edit]From notte + -olo (diminutive suffix) + -one (augmentative suffix), influenced by Etymology 1.
Noun
[edit]nottolone m or f by sense (plural nottoloni)
- (humorous, rare) a sleepwalker
- Synonym: sonnambulo
Further reading
[edit]- nottolone1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- nottolone2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- nottolone1, nottolone2 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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- Italian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/one
- Rhymes:Italian/one/4 syllables
- Italian terms suffixed with -one (augmentative)
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- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian augmentative nouns
- it:Zoology
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Tuscan Italian
- Italian terms suffixed with -olo (diminutive)
- Italian humorous terms
- Italian rare terms