nocturne

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nocturne (literally “nocturnal”), from Latin nocturnus. Doublet of notturno. === 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‧turne === Noun === nocturne (plural nocturnes) A work of art relating or dedicated to the night. (music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano. ==== Antonyms ==== diurne ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nocturnist nocturnal diurnal crepuscular ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== aubade === References === “nocturne”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nocturnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔk.tyʁn/ === Adjective === nocturne (plural nocturnes) nocturnal 1857, Charles Baudelaire, Je t'adore from Les Fleurs du mal Antonym: diurne (relational) night ==== Derived terms ==== énurésie nocturne tapage nocturne ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: nocturn === Noun === nocturne m (plural nocturnes) (music) nocturne ==== Descendants ==== → English: nocturne === Noun === nocturne f (plural nocturnes) opening hours at night match of sport at night === Further reading === “nocturne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === reconnut, reconnût == Interlingua == === Adjective === nocturne (comparative plus nocturne, superlative le plus nocturne) nocturnal == Latin == === Adjective === nocturne vocative masculine singular of nocturnus == Middle English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of the feminine form of Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, of the night”), derived from nox (“night”). === Noun === nocturne (plural nocturns) (Christianity) nocturn ==== Descendants ==== English: nocturn === References === “nocturne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.