LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vespertīliō

vespertīliō m (genitive vespertīliōnis)
Classical[wɛs.pɛrˈtiː.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ves.perˈtiː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. a bat (animal)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevespertīliōvespertīliōnēs
genitivevespertīliōnisvespertīliōnum
dativevespertīliōnīvespertīliōnibus
accusativevespertīliōnemvespertīliōnēs
ablativevespertīliōnevespertīliōnibus
vocativevespertīliōvespertīliōnēs

vespertīlĭo, ōnis, m. vesper,
I. a bat, Plin. 10, 61, 81, § 168; 11, 37, 62, § 164; 29, 4, 26, § 83; Macr. S. 7, 16; Varr. ap. Non. 47, 3; Auct. Carm. de Philom. 39.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷséps?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wek⁽ʷ⁾speros
  3. Proto-Italic*wesperos
  4. Latinvespertīliō

Latin vespertīliō Derived from vesper (“evening”).

Borrowings
  • Italianvespertilio
  • Middle Frenchvespertille
  • Middle Frenchvespertilion
  • TranslingualVespertilio
Italo-Romance
  • Neapolitansportiglione
Ibero-Romance
  • Asturianesperteyu
  • Galicianespertello

In English words that came into English from vespertīliō

  • pipistrellevespertīliō
  • vespertilianvespertīliō

Quick answers

What does vespertīliō mean in Latin?
vespertīliō, a noun, means “a bat (animal)”.
What is the genitive of vespertīliō?
The genitive singular is vespertīliōnis. vespertīliō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vespertīliō?
In classical Latin, [wɛs.pɛrˈtiː.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ves.perˈtiː.li.o].
Where does vespertīliō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps? → Proto-Indo-European *wek⁽ʷ⁾speros → Proto-Italic *wesperos → Latin vespertīliō.