adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
noctuīnus
noctuīnus (feminine noctuīna, neuter noctuīnum)
Classical[nɔk.tuˈiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[nok.tuˈiː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalof or belonging to night-owls
Nullum homini est perpetuom bonum: iam huic voluptati hoc adiunctum est odium. — Quid ais, propudium?
c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Curculio 1.3.32–34
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | noctuīnus | noctuīna | noctuīnum |
| genitive | noctuīnī | noctuīnae | noctuīnī |
| dative | noctuīnō | noctuīnae | noctuīnō |
| accusative | noctuīnum | noctuīnam | noctuīnum |
| ablative | noctuīnō | noctuīnā | noctuīnō |
| vocative | noctuīne | noctuīna | noctuīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | noctuīnī | noctuīnae | noctuīna |
| genitive | noctuīnōrum | noctuīnārum | noctuīnōrum |
| dative | noctuīnīs | noctuīnīs | noctuīnīs |
| accusative | noctuīnōs | noctuīnās | noctuīna |
| ablative | noctuīnīs | noctuīnīs | noctuīnīs |
| vocative | noctuīnī | noctuīnae | noctuīna |
noctŭīnus, a, um, adj. 1. noctua,
I. of or belonging to night-owls:
noctuini oculi, owls' eyes, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 35.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin noctuīnus From noctua + -īnus.