LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

nocticola

nocticola m (genitive nocticolae)
Classical[nɔkˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[nokˈtiː.ko.la]

Meaning

  1. masculineone fond of the night

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenocticolanocticolae
genitivenocticolaenocticolārum
dativenocticolaenocticolīs
accusativenocticolamnocticolās
ablativenocticolānocticolīs
vocativenocticolanocticolae

noctĭcŏla, ae, comm. nox-colo,
I. fond of the night: lndus, who, on account of the excessive heat of the day, is fond of the night, Prud. Ham. 636.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nókʷts
  2. Proto-Italic*nok⁽ʷ⁾ts
  3. Latinnocticola

Latin -cola Latin nocticola From nox (“night”) + -cola (“inhabitor”).

Quick answers

What does nocticola mean in Latin?
nocticola, a noun, means “one fond of the night”.
What is the genitive of nocticola?
The genitive singular is nocticolae. nocticola is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nocticola?
In classical Latin, [nɔkˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nokˈtiː.ko.la].
Where does nocticola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts → Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts → Latin nocticola.