nocturnal
English
/nɒkˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/, /nɑkˈtɚnəl/
adj
Definitions
- (of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.
- (of an occurrence) Taking place at night, nightly.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French nocturnal derived from Latin nocturnus (nocturnal, of the night, nightly), nox (night, darkness) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*nókʷts
Gloss
night
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cracker Night English
- all-night English
- alnight English
- anight English
- barnight English
- benight English
- birthnight English
- evennight English
- forenight English
- fortnight English
- goodnight English
- holinight English
- internight English
- intranight English
- midnight English
- multinight English
- night English
- night fear English
- night watch English
- night-bright English
- night-fear English
- night-rail English
- nightbreak English
- nightcap English
- nightclothes English
- nightclub English
- nightcore English
- nightcrawler English
- nightdream English
- nightdreaming English
- nightdress English
- nighted English
- nighten English
- nighter English
- nightery English
- nightfall English
- nightfaring English
- nightfear English
- nightfire English
- nightfright English
- nightful English
- nightgear English
- nightglow English
- nightgown English
- nightguard English
- nighthawk English
- nightie English
- nightingale English
- nightish English
- nightlamp English
- nightless English
- nightlife English
- nightlight English
- nightlike English
- nightline English
- nightlong English
- nightly English
- nightman English
- nightmarcher English
- nightmare English
- nightpiece English
- nightrider English
- nightrobe English
- nights English
- nightscape English
- nightscope English
- nightshade English
- nightshining English
- nightshirt English
- nightside English
- nightspot English
- nightstand English
- nightstick English
- nightstool English
- nightsuit English
- nighttide English
- nighttime English
- nightwalker English
- nightwandering English
- nightward English
- nightwards English
- nightwatch English
- nightwatchman English
- nightwear English
- nightwork English
- nighty English
- noctambulation English
- noctidial English
- noctograph English
- noctophobia English
- noctovision English
- nocturia English
- nocturnalism English
- nocturnalist English
- nocturnality English
- nocturnally English
- nocturne English
- nonnocturnal English
- outnight English
- overnight English
- paynight English
- to-night English
- watchnight English
- weeknight English
- worknight English
- yesternight English
- abnocto Latin
- aequinoctium Latin
- niger Latin
- nigrum Latin
- noctanter Latin
- noctem Latin
- noctesco Latin
- nocticola Latin
- noctiluca Latin
- noctivagus Latin
- noctividus Latin
- noctula Latin
- nocturna Latin
- nocturnalis Latin
- nocturnus Latin
- nox Latin
- nüchtern German
- nicto- Italian
- night Italian
- notte Italian
- notturnale Italian
- notturno Italian
- nocturne French
- nocturnement French
- énurésie nocturne French
- ноктюрн Russian
- nocharniego Spanish, Castilian
- nocturno Spanish, Castilian
- νυκτικόραξ Ancient Greek
- νυκτοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- νύξ Ancient Greek
- παννύχιος Ancient Greek
- ἐπινυκτίς Ancient Greek
- *nókʷts Proto-Indo-European
- night Portuguese
- noctívago Portuguese
- noturno Portuguese
- noute Portuguese
- *nahts Proto-Germanic
- ナイト Japanese
- noc Polish
- nokturn Polish
- efenniht Old English
- giestranniht Old English
- niht Old English
- nihtbealo Old English
- nihtes Old English
- nihtgenga Old English
- nihthræfn Old English
- nihtlic Old English
- nihtsum Old English
- seofonnihte Old English
- sinniht Old English
- to niht Old English
- नक्त Sanskrit
- नक्ति Sanskrit
- nighte Middle English
- nyght Middle English
- nyghte Middle English
- nyhte Middle English
- nyȝt Middle English
- nyȝte Middle English
- *netopyřь Proto-Slavic
- *noťь Proto-Slavic
- noc Czech
- noit Old French
- nokti Esperanto
- noć Serbo-Croatian
- ноћ Serbo-Croatian
- nocturn Catalan, Valencian
- nocturno Galician
- noapte Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- nocturn Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- νύχτα Greek (modern)
- nuohtarn Old High German
- nuohturn Old High German
- noktürn Turkish
- нощ Bulgarian
- nocturnal Middle French
- *naht gmw-pro
- noite Old Portuguese
- *noxs Proto-Celtic
- ноќ Macedonian
- *aktúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *nákts Proto-Indo-Iranian
- noapti Aromanian
- noc Slovak
- nuèit Occitan
- 나이트 Korean
- noč Slovene
- not Romansh
- notg Romansh
- nueche Asturian
- nicht Scots
- нощь Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- gnot Friulian
- noch Old Occitan
- noih Old Occitan
- ночь Old East Slavic
- noc Lower Sorbian
- noche Old Spanish
- note Venetian
- nait Tok Pisin
- *naktā Proto-Albanian
- *naktís Proto-Balto-Slavic
- néutte Ligurian
- nuot Dalmatian
- neut Bourguignon
- nóc Upper Sorbian
- notte Neapolitan
- nuoto Istriot
- 𐬥𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬎 Avestan
- nos Middle Welsh
- nüc Polabian
- noc Kashubian
- nuet Franco-Provençal
- noc Silesian
- neuit Piedmontese
- nuit Old Catalan
- نوخْطِ Mozarabic
- naet Pijin
- nòta Romagnol
- νιούτθα Tsakonian
- night
- nights
- nighty
- anight
- nighter
- nightly
- nighten
- nightie
- alnight
- nighted
- benight
- to-night
- nocturne
- nightman
- nocturia
- barnight
- midnight
- nightcap
- nightful
- nightish
- outnight
- paynight
- nightery
- nightlong
- nightgear
- goodnight
- nightfire
- nighttime
- nightspot
- nightmare
- nightclub
- evennight
- nightfear
- fortnight
- forenight
- nightward
- holinight
- all-night
- weeknight
- nighttide
- nightrobe
- nightless
- nightglow
- nightlike
- nightlife
- nightwork
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nighthawk
- nightline
- worknight
- nightlamp
- overnight
- nightwear
- nightcore
- noctidial
- nightsuit
- nightside
- nightguard
- night fear
- intranight
- nightpiece
- night-fear
- watchnight
- internight
- nightrider
- nightstand
- nightshade
- nightshirt
- nightscope
- nightstick
- noctograph
- birthnight
- nightbreak
- multinight
- nightscape
- nightdress
- nightwards
- nightdream
- nightstool
- nightlight
- nightwatch
- night-rail
- nightwalker
- nightingale
- nightfaring
- nocturnally
- noctovision
- nightfright
- night watch
- noctophobia
- yesternight
- night-bright
- nocturnalist
- nonnocturnal
- nightcrawler
- nocturnalism
- nightmarcher
- nightshining
- nocturnality
- nightclothes
- nightwatchman
- Cracker Night
- nightdreaming
- noctambulation
- nightwandering