LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Nyctelius

Nyctelius m sg (genitive Nycteliī or Nyctelī)
Classical[nykˈtɛ.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[nikˈtɛː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara surname of Bacchus
    Nycteliusque Eleleusque parens et Iacchus et Euhan,8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 4.15

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNyctelius—
genitiveNycteliī
Nyctelī		—
dativeNycteliō—
accusativeNyctelium—
ablativeNycteliō—
vocativeNyctelī—

Nyctĕlĭus, a, um, adj., = Νυκτέλιος,
I. an epithet of Bacchus, because his mysteries were celebrated at night: Nyctelius pater, Ov. A. A. 1, 567: latex, wine, Sen. Oedip. 492: Nyctelia sacra, the Bacchanalia, Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 383

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νυκτέλιος (Nuktélios).

Quick answers

What does Nyctelius mean in Latin?
Nyctelius, a proper noun, means “a surname of Bacchus”.
What is the genitive of Nyctelius?
The genitive singular is Nycteliī. Nyctelius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Nyctelius?
In classical Latin, [nykˈtɛ.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nikˈtɛː.li.us].