nocturn
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English nocturne, borrowed from Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of the feminine form of Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, of the night”), derived from nox (“night”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒktɜːn/, /(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/
- (General American) enPR: nŏkʹtûrn', nŏkʹtərn, IPA(key): /ˈnɑkˌtɝn/, /ˈnɑktɚn/
- Rhymes: -ɒktɜː(ɹ)n, -ɒktə(ɹ)n, -ɜː(ɹ)n
- Hyphenation: noc‧turn
- Homophone: nocturne
Noun edit
nocturn (plural nocturns)
- (Christianity) The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
- Synonym: (obsolete) uhtsong
- (Christianity) A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.
References edit
- “nocturn”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin nocturnus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nocturn (feminine nocturna, masculine plural nocturns, feminine plural nocturnes)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “nocturn” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus. There was also a now obsolete form nopturn[1] created based on noapte in the 19th century.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nocturn m or n (feminine singular nocturnă, masculine plural nocturni, feminine and neuter plural nocturne)
Declension edit
Declension of nocturn
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | nocturn | nocturnă | nocturni | nocturne | ||
definite | nocturnul | nocturna | nocturnii | nocturnele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | nocturn | nocturne | nocturni | nocturne | ||
definite | nocturnului | nocturnei | nocturnelor | nocturnilor |