LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

epinyctis

epinyctis f (genitive epinyctidis)
Classical[ɛ.pɪˈnyk.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[e.piˈnik.tis]

Meaning

  1. femininepustules that arise in the night
  2. feminineA kind of sore in the eyelid, also called syce

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepinyctisepinyctidēs
genitiveepinyctidisepinyctidum
dativeepinyctidīepinyctidibus
accusativeepinyctidemepinyctidēs
ablativeepinyctideepinyctidibus
vocativeepinyctisepinyctidēs

ĕpĭnyctis, ĭdis, f., = ἐπινυκτίς.
I. Night-blains, pustules that arise in the night, Plin. 20, 2, 6, § 12 (in Cels. 5, 28, 15, written as Greek).—
II. A kind of sore in the eyelid; also called syce, Plin. 20, 6, 21, § 44.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπινυκτίς (epinuktís), from ἐπί (epí, “on, upon”) + νύξ (núx, “night”).

Quick answers

What does epinyctis mean in Latin?
epinyctis, a noun, means “pustules that arise in the night; A kind of sore in the eyelid, also called syce”.
What is the genitive of epinyctis?
The genitive singular is epinyctidis. epinyctis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce epinyctis?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.pɪˈnyk.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.piˈnik.tis].