LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

nocturnālis

nocturnālis (neuter nocturnāle)
Classical[nɔk.tʊrˈnaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[nok.turˈnaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. Late Latintwo terminationnocturnal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenocturnālisnocturnālisnocturnāle
genitivenocturnālisnocturnālisnocturnālis
dativenocturnālīnocturnālīnocturnālī
accusativenocturnālemnocturnālemnocturnāle
ablativenocturnālīnocturnālīnocturnālī
vocativenocturnālisnocturnālisnocturnāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenocturnālēsnocturnālēsnocturnālia
genitivenocturnāliumnocturnāliumnocturnālium
dativenocturnālibusnocturnālibusnocturnālibus
accusativenocturnālīs
nocturnālēs
nocturnālīs
nocturnālēs
nocturnālia
ablativenocturnālibusnocturnālibusnocturnālibus
vocativenocturnālēsnocturnālēsnocturnālia

nocturnālis, e, adj. nox,
I. nocturnal (post-class.): cucullus, Sid. Ep. 7, 16: habitatio, Alcim. Ep. 33.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nocturnālis From nocturnus + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishnocturnalfrom Middle English nocturnal
  • Italiannotturnale
  • Old Frenchnocturnal

In English words that came into English from nocturnālis

  • nocturnalnocturnālis

Quick answers

What does nocturnālis mean in Latin?
nocturnālis, a adjective, means “nocturnal”.
How do you pronounce nocturnālis?
In classical Latin, [nɔk.tʊrˈnaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nok.turˈnaː.lis].