Noctua
See also: noctua
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin noctua (“owl”, literally “nocturnal one”).
Proper noun edit
Noctua f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – the yellow underwing moths.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Noctuidae - family; Noctuinae - subfamily; Noctuini - tribe; Noctuina - subtribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Noctua pronuba - type species; Noctua cataphanes, Noctua comes, Noctua craccae, Noctua dilucida, Noctua fimbriata, Noctua genistae, Noctua interjecta, Noctua interposita, Noctua janthe, Noctua janthina, Noctua noacki, Noctua orbona, Noctua peponis, Noctua procax, Noctua saucia, Noctua socrus, Noctua spectrum, Noctua tertia, Noctua variegata, Noctua viciae, Noctua warreni - other species
Further reading edit
Noctua (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Noctua Linnaeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Noctua on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From noctua (“owl”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnok.tu.a/, [ˈnɔkt̪uä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnok.tu.a/, [ˈnɔkt̪uä]
Proper noun edit
Noctua m sg (genitive Noctuae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Noctua |
| Genitive | Noctuae |
| Dative | Noctuae |
| Accusative | Noctuam |
| Ablative | Noctuā |
| Vocative | Noctua |
References edit
- Noctua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.