LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

nycticorax

nycticorax m (genitive nycticoracis)

Meaning

  1. masculinenightjar, bittern or similar bird
    Nycticorax ipsa est noctua, quia noctem amat. Est enim avis lūcifuga, et sōlem vidēre nōn patītur.The nightjar itself is nocturnal, because it loves the night. For it is a light-fleeing bird, and cannot bear to see the sun.c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis, Etymologiae 12.7.41

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenycticoraxnycticoracēs
genitivenycticoracisnycticoracum
dativenycticoracīnycticoracibus
accusativenycticoracemnycticoracēs
ablativenycticoracenycticoracibus
vocativenycticoraxnycticoracēs

nyctĭcŏrax, ăcis, m., = νυκτικόραξ,
I. the night-raven, Hier. Ep. 106, n. 86; Isid. Orig. 12, 7, 41; Paul. Nol. Ep. 40, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nókʷts
  2. Proto-Hellenic*nukts
  3. Ancient Greek νύξ(núx)
  4. Ancient Greek κόραξ(kórax)
  5. Latinnycticorax

Ancient Greek νυκτικόραξ (nuktikórax)bor. Latin nycticorax Borrowed from Ancient Greek νυκτικόραξ (nuktikórax).

Descendants
  • Italiannitticorafrom Translingual Nycticorax
  • Greekνυχτοκόρακαςfrom Translingual Nycticorax

Quick answers

What does nycticorax mean in Latin?
nycticorax, a noun, means “nightjar, bittern or similar bird”.
What is the genitive of nycticorax?
The genitive singular is nycticoracis. nycticorax is masculine, third declension.
Where does nycticorax come from?
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts → Proto-Hellenic *nukts → Ancient Greek νύξ (núx) → Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax) → Latin nycticorax.