noctu

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnok.tuː/, [ˈnɔkt̪uː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnok.tu/, [ˈnɔkt̪u]

Adverb

noctū (not comparable)

1. 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[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; 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