nox
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /nɔks/
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ (nuks), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noktь.
[edit] Noun
nox (genitive noctis); f, third declension
- night (period of time)
- darkness
- A dream
- (figuratively) confusion
- (figuratively) ignorance
- (figuratively) death
[edit] Inflection
Third declension, variation of i-stem base with two consonants (3:B2C).
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nox | noctēs |
| genitive | noctis | noctium |
| dative | noctī | noctibus |
| accusative | noctem | noctēs 1 |
| ablative | nocte | noctibus |
| vocative | nox | noctēs |
1 May also be noctīs.
[edit] Synonyms
- (darkness): creperum
[edit] Antonyms
- (night): dīēs
[edit] Descendants
[edit] Related terms
- de nocte
- prima nocte (early in the morning)
- multa nocte (late at night)