noctua

See also: Noctua

Latin

Etymology

Literally "night bird", see noctis and nox.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnok.tu.a/, [ˈnɔk.tʊ.a]

Noun

noctua f (genitive noctuae); first declension

owl (small)

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	noctua	noctuae
Genitive	noctuae	noctuārum
Dative	noctuae	noctuīs
Accusative	noctuam	noctuās
Ablative	noctuā	noctuīs
Vocative	noctua	noctuae

Descendants

Translingual: Noctua

References

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

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