noctu

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnok.tuː/, [ˈnɔkt̪uː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnok.tu/, [ˈnɔkt̪u]

Adverb

noctū (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

nocte
dē nocte
nox (adverb)

Antonyms

interdiū

Related terms

nox

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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