nuitre

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

(classica) IPA^(key): /ˈnyi̯tɾə/

Noun[edit]

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

some nocturnal bird of prey

References[edit]

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

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