lucubratiuncula
Latin
editEtymology
editDiminutive of lūcubrātiō (“the act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight”), from lūcubrō (“work by night, candlelight or lamplight; compose by night, candlelight or lamplight”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /luː.ku.braː.tiˈun.ku.la/, [ɫ̪uːkʊbräːt̪iˈʊŋkʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lu.ku.brat.t͡siˈun.ku.la/, [lukubrät̪ː͡s̪iˈuŋkulä]
Noun
editlūcubrātiuncula f (genitive lūcubrātiunculae); first declension
- The act of working by night; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lūcubrātiuncula | lūcubrātiunculae |
Genitive | lūcubrātiunculae | lūcubrātiunculārum |
Dative | lūcubrātiunculae | lūcubrātiunculīs |
Accusative | lūcubrātiunculam | lūcubrātiunculās |
Ablative | lūcubrātiunculā | lūcubrātiunculīs |
Vocative | lūcubrātiuncula | lūcubrātiunculae |
Synonyms
edit- (nocturnal study): lūcubrātiō
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “lucubratiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lucubratiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- lucubratiuncula in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016