autillo

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from the base *aut, imitative of its call, +‎ -illo. Or, from Vulgar Latin *ōtellus, a diminutive of Ancient Greek ὠτός (ōtós), genitive of οὖς (oûs, “ear”), referring to its ears.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /auˈtiʝo/ [au̯ˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /auˈtiʎo/ [au̯ˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /auˈtiʃo/ [au̯ˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /auˈtiʒo/ [au̯ˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: au‧ti‧llo

Noun

autillo m (plural autillos)

  1. screech owl, scops owl

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “autillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 190
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