adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
nocticolor
nocticolor (genitive nocticolōris)
Classical[nɔkˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[nokˈtiː.ko.lor]
Meaning
- one terminationnight-coloured, black
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nocticolor | nocticolor | nocticolor |
| genitive | nocticolōris | nocticolōris | nocticolōris |
| dative | nocticolōrī | nocticolōrī | nocticolōrī |
| accusative | nocticolōrem | nocticolōrem | nocticolor |
| ablative | nocticolōrī nocticolōre | nocticolōrī nocticolōre | nocticolōrī nocticolōre |
| vocative | nocticolor | nocticolor | nocticolor |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nocticolōrēs | nocticolōrēs | nocticolōria |
| genitive | nocticolōrium | nocticolōrium | nocticolōrium |
| dative | nocticolōribus | nocticolōribus | nocticolōribus |
| accusative | nocticolōrīs nocticolōrēs | nocticolōrīs nocticolōrēs | nocticolōria |
| ablative | nocticolōribus | nocticolōribus | nocticolōribus |
| vocative | nocticolōrēs | nocticolōrēs | nocticolōria |
noctĭcŏlor, ōris, adj. nox-color,
I. nightcolored, black: nocticolor Memnon (as being an Ethiopian), Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 6: Styx, Aus. Monos. de Diis, 11.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*nókʷts
- Proto-Italic*nok⁽ʷ⁾ts
- Latinnocticolor
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Latin nocticolor From nox (“night”) + color (“colour”).