nuitre

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin noctula, diminutive from Classical Latin noctua (“night-owl”). Attested from ca. 1285.

Pronunciation

• (classica) IPA^(key): /ˈnyi̯tɾə/

Noun

nuitre oblique singular, f (oblique plural nuitres, nominative singular nuitre, nominative plural nuitres)

1. some nocturnal bird of prey

References

• “nuitre”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.