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nox.

night (period of time)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnɔks]Classical-Latin[ˈnɔks]

  1. night (period of time)

    declension-3 · feminine
    media nox
    Nox pars obscūra diēī est.

  2. darkness

    declension-3 · feminine

  3. a dream or sleep

    declension-3 · feminine

  4. confusion

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively

  5. ignorance

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively

  6. death

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts Latin nox Inherited from Proto-Italic *nok⁽ʷ⁾ts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्त् (nákt), Old English niht (whence English night), Proto-Slavic *noťь.

adv[ˈnɔks]Classical-Latin[ˈnɔks]

  1. by night, at night

    Old-Latin · not-comparable
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