Noctua

See also: noctua

Translingual

Noctua pronuba

Etymology

From Latin noctua (“owl”, literally “nocturnal one”).

Proper noun

Noctua f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – the yellow underwing moths.

Hyponyms

• (genus): , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Noctua pronuba, , , , , , ,

Further reading

• Noctua (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Noctua Linnaeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Noctua on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Latin

Etymology

From noctua (“owl”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnok.tu.a/, [ˈnɔkt̪uä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnok.tu.a/, [ˈnɔkt̪uä]

Proper noun

Noctua m sg (genitive Noctuae); first declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Quintus Caedicius Noctua, a Roman consul

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Noctua
Genitive	Noctuae
Dative	Noctuae
Accusative	Noctuam
Ablative	Noctuā
Vocative	Noctua

References

• Noctua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.