lucubratiuncula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of lūcubrātiō (the act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight), from lūcubrō (work by night, candlelight or lamplight; compose by night, candlelight or lamplight).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /luː.ku.braː.tiˈun.ku.la/

Noun

lūcubrātiuncula f (genitive lūcubrātiunculae); first declension

  1. The act of working by night; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lūcubrātiuncula lūcubrātiunculae
Genitive lūcubrātiunculae lūcubrātiunculārum
Dative lūcubrātiunculae lūcubrātiunculīs
Accusative lūcubrātiunculam lūcubrātiunculās
Ablative lūcubrātiunculā lūcubrātiunculīs
Vocative lūcubrātiuncula lūcubrātiunculae

Synonyms

References

  • lucubratiuncula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lucubratiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • lucubratiuncula 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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