nocturnal

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nəl

Adjective

nocturnal (comparative more nocturnal, superlative most nocturnal)

1. (of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.
2. (of an occurrence) Taking place at night.

Antonyms

• diurnal

Coordinate terms

• crepuscular

Translations

primarily active during the night

Armenian: գիշերային (hy) (gišerayin) Catalan: nocturn (ca) Chinese: 夜的 (yè-de) Czech: noční (cs) Dutch: nachtelijk, nacht- Esperanto: nokta (eo) Finnish: yö- (former part of compound), yöllinen, öinen, nokturnaalinen (scientific) French: nocturne (fr)

German: nächtlich, nachtaktiv Greek: νυκτόβιος (el) (nyktóvios) m. Hungarian: éjjeli (hu) Interlingua: nocturne (ia) Persian: شبانه (fa) (šabâne) Polish: nocny m., nocna f., nocne n. Portuguese: nocturno (pt) Spanish: nocturno (es) Swedish: natt (sv)-, nattaktiv, aktiv om natten West Frisian: nachtlik, nacht-

taking place at night

Catalan: nocturn (ca) Czech: noční (cs)

Dutch: nachtelijk (nl) Greek: νυχτερινός (el) (nychterinós) m., νυχτιάτικος (el) (nychtiátikos) m. Interlingua: nocturne (ia)