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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /not.toˈlo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: not‧to‧ló‧ne
Etymology 1
From nottola + -one.
Noun
nottolone m (plural nottoloni)
- Augmentative of nottola; a big bat
- (zoology) nightjar
- Synonym: succiacapre
Noun
nottolone m or f by sense (plural nottoloni)
- (figurative, Tuscan) someone who in some way resembles the bat
- a big clumsy person
- a mournful person
- a stupid person
Etymology 2
From notte + -olo (diminutive suffix) + -one (augmentative suffix), influenced by Etymology 1.
Noun
nottolone m or f by sense (plural nottoloni)
- (humorous, rare) a sleepwalker
- Synonym: sonnambulo
Further reading
- 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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