pipistrello

== Italian == === Alternative forms === vipistrello, vispistrello (archaic) === Etymology === From the above archaic forms (with /v/ > /p/ via assimilation), from Vulgar Latin *vespertillum, diminutive from Latin vespertiliōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pi.pisˈtrɛl.lo/ Rhymes: -ɛllo Hyphenation: pi‧pi‧strèl‧lo === Noun === pipistrello m (plural pipistrelli) bat (flying mammal) Synonyms: chirottero, nottola ==== Descendants ==== → French: pipistrelle → Translingual: Pipistrellus === Further reading === chiroptera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it