LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

noctividus

noctividus (feminine noctivida, neuter noctividum)
Classical[nɔkˈtɪ.wɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[nokˈtiː.vi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivenight-seeing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenoctividusnoctividanoctividum
genitivenoctividīnoctividaenoctividī
dativenoctividōnoctividaenoctividō
accusativenoctividumnoctividamnoctividum
ablativenoctividōnoctividānoctividō
vocativenoctividenoctividanoctividum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenoctividīnoctividaenoctivida
genitivenoctividōrumnoctividārumnoctividōrum
dativenoctividīsnoctividīsnoctividīs
accusativenoctividōsnoctividāsnoctivida
ablativenoctividīsnoctividīsnoctividīs
vocativenoctividīnoctividaenoctivida

noctĭvĭdus, a, um, adj. nox-video,
I. night-seeing; that sees by night; of the night-owl, Mart. Cap. 6, § 571.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin noctividus From nox (“night”) + videō (“see”).

Quick answers

What does noctividus mean in Latin?
noctividus, a adjective, means “night-seeing”.
How do you pronounce noctividus?
In classical Latin, [nɔkˈtɪ.wɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nokˈtiː.vi.dus].
Where does noctividus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts → Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts → Latin noctividus.