νυκτερινός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νῠ́κτερος (núkteros, by night) +‎ -ῐνός (-inós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

νῠκτερῐνός (nukterinósm (feminine νῠκτερῐνή, neuter νῠκτερῐνόν); first/second declension

  1. by night, nightly, nocturnal
    Antonym: ἡμερῐνός (hēmerinós)
  2. (astrology) potent by night

Inflection

Descendants

Noun

νῠκτερῐνός (nukterinósm (genitive νῠκτερῐνοῦ); second declension

  1. kind of musical composition for the flute, used in Dionysiac worship

Inflection

References


Greek

Adjective

νυκτερινός (nykterinósm (feminine νυκτερινή, neuter νυκτερινό)

  1. Alternative form of νυχτερινός (nychterinós)

Declension