nocturn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nocturne, borrowed from Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of the feminine form of Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, of the night”), derived from nox (“night”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒktɜːn/, /(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/ (General American) enPR: nŏkʹtûrn', nŏkʹtərn, IPA(key): /ˈnɑkˌtɝn/, /ˈnɑktɚn/ Rhymes: -ɒktɜː(ɹ)n, -ɒktə(ɹ)n, -ɜː(ɹ)n Hyphenation: noc‧turn Homophone: nocturne === Noun === nocturn (plural nocturns) (Christianity) The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries. Synonym: (obsolete) uhtsong (Christianity) A portion of the psalter used during nocturns. === References === “nocturn”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nocturnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nukˈturn] IPA(key): (Valencia) [nokˈtuɾn] === Adjective === nocturn (feminine nocturna, masculine plural nocturns, feminine plural nocturnes) nocturnal Antonym: diürn ==== Derived terms ==== nocturnitat ==== Related terms ==== mussol nit === Further reading === “nocturn”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus. There was also a now obsolete form nopturn created based on noapte in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nokˈturn/ === Adjective === nocturn m or n (feminine singular nocturnă, masculine plural nocturni, feminine/neuter plural nocturne) nocturnal Synonym: noptatic Antonym: diurn ==== Declension ==== === References ===