nocturnal
/nɒkˈtɜːnəl/nok-TUR-nuhl
/nɑkˈtɝnəl/nahk-TUR-nuhl
Meaningof night
Common meaning: active by night
- noctnight, the dark hoursLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1212 · scan
- urnaladjective ending: of the time of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin nox ‘night, the dark hours’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nox, p. 1212 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nox, noctis Latin “night, the dark hours”
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