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) some nocturnal bird of prey === References === “nuitre”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.