lucubratio

Latin

Etymology

From lūcubrō (“work by night, candlelight or lamplight; compose by night, candlelight or lamplight”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /luː.kuˈbraː.ti.oː/

Noun

lūcubrātiō f (genitive lūcubrātiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.
  2. Anything made, produced or composed at night, candlelight or lamplight; lucubration, night work.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lūcubrātiō lūcubrātiōnēs
Genitive lūcubrātiōnis lūcubrātiōnum
Dative lūcubrātiōnī lūcubrātiōnibus
Accusative lūcubrātiōnem lūcubrātiōnēs
Ablative lūcubrātiōne lūcubrātiōnibus
Vocative lūcubrātiō lūcubrātiōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • lucubratio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lucubratio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lucubratio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • lucubratio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • lucubratio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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