noctu

Latin

Etymology

From nox (“night”), by analogy with diū (“during the day”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnok.tuː/, [ˈnɔk.tuː]

Adverb

noctū (not comparable)

  1. by night, at night
    • From a line of Ennius.
      Fūrtim noctū.
      By night stealthily.

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References
  • noctu in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • noctu in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • noctu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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