nocturn

Pronunciation

• Homophone: nocturne

Noun

nocturn (plural nocturns)

1. (Christianity) The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
2. (Christianity) A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.

Etymology

From Latin nocturnus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /nukˈtuɾn/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /nukˈturn/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /nokˈtuɾn/

Adjective

nocturn (feminine nocturna, masculine plural nocturns, feminine plural nocturnes)

1. nocturnal

Etymology

Borrowed from French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus. There was also a now obsolete form nopturn^[1] created based on noapte in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nokˈturn/

Adjective

nocturn m, n (feminine singular nocturnă, masculine plural nocturni, feminine and neuter plural nocturne)

1. nocturnal

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