νυκτάλωψ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The suffix, which is found also in ἀγχίλωψ (ankhílōps), αἱμάλωψ (haimálōps) and θῡμάλωψ (thūmálōps), is typically Pre-Greek. The connection with νύξ (núx, night) must be folk-etymological.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νῠκτᾰ́λωψ (nuktálōpsm or f (genitive νῠκτᾰ́λωπος); third declension

  1. (medicine) day blindness, hemeralopia
  2. (medicine) night blindness, nyctalopia

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