nocti-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel noct-.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nocti-, noct-, nox.

Etymology: < classical Latin nocti- (before a vowel noct-), combining form (in e.g. noctilūca noctiluca n., noctivagus : see noctivagous adj.) of nocti-, nox night (see night n.).First attested in words of Latin origin, earliest in the late 14th cent. in noctiluca n., in the 17th and 18th centuries in a large number of borrowings and adaptations of Latin words (as e.g. noctivagant adj., noctilucy n., noctambulo n., etc.), and in the 18th and 19th centuries in a small number of loans and adaptations of French words (see noctambule n., noctambulism n., noctiflorous adj. ). Formations in English are found from the second half of the 17th cent., earliest in noctiferous adj. . The second element of formations in nocti- is usually ultimately of Latin origin. A number of formations in nocti- (especially those with second elements derived ultimately from classical Latin ambulāre to walk) have parallels in somn- comb. form, some of which are attested earlier (see noctambulism n., noctambulistic adj., noctambulator n., noctambulate v., and also noctiferous adj. ). Compare post-classical Latin and scientific Latin nocti-, French nocti- (formations in which are found from the beginning of the 18th cent.).

Forming words in which it has the senses ‘of or relating to night’, ‘at night’.

† noctidial adj. [ < nocti- comb. form + classical Latin diēs day (see diurnal adj. and n.) + -al suffix¹; compare meridial adj.] Obsolete lasting for or comprising a night and a day; spec. (of a day) corresponding to one revolution of the earth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [adjective] > twelve or twenty-four hours (of day)

noctidial1694

twelve-hour1909

1694 W. Holder Disc. Time 98 The Noctidial Day, the Lunar Periodic Month, and the Solar Year are Natural and Universal.

1884 Punch 1 Mar. 102 Farewell to noctidial sittings.

† noctifer n. [ < nocti- comb. form + -fer comb. form; compare classical Latin noctifer evening star] Obsolete a bringer of night or darkness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > one who brings or likes night or darkness

owlc1390

night-waker?c1475

nightbird1548

night wanderer1576

night owl1594

noctifer1667

night larka1770

nighthawk1868

1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 140 Lest..he hurl you Lucifers out of the Heaven of your sinful felicity, and make you Noctifers and Mortifers of misery and contempt.

1730 T. Cooke Bays Misc. 25 Sooner shall..Milton's Strain to Noctifer's submit, E'er I, immortal Peers, your Praise forget.

noctiferous adj.

Brit.

/nɒkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/nɑkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/

[compare earlier somniferous adj.] bringing or presaging night.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > that brings night

noctiferous1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Noctiferous, that betokens or brings night, the evening Star.

1852 De Bow's Rev. Apr. 366 Opium..this honesty-corrupting, no less than noctiferous drug.

noctiflorous adj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒktᵻˈflɔːrəs/

U.S.

/ˌnɑktəˈflɔrəs/

[after either French noctiflore (1812) or post-classical Latin noctiflorus (17th cent.)] Botany rare flowering at night.

ΚΠ

1885 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. V. i Noctiflorous, flowering during the night, as the Night-blowing Cereus.

1956 M. Bullock tr. R. von Nebesky-Wojkowitz Where Gods are Mountains iv. 65 A warm wind, impregnated with the overpowering scent of huge noctiflorous bell-flowers.

† noctilucid adj. Obsolete rare = noctilucent adj. 1.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Noctilucid, shining by night; noctilucent.

† noctipotent adj. Obsolete rare powerful at night.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) List Barbarous Words Noctipotent, powerful in the night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nocti-
释义	nocti-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel noct-. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nocti-, noct-, nox. Etymology: < classical Latin nocti- (before a vowel noct-), combining form (in e.g. noctilūca noctiluca n., noctivagus : see noctivagous adj.) of nocti-, nox night (see night n.).First attested in words of Latin origin, earliest in the late 14th cent. in noctiluca n., in the 17th and 18th centuries in a large number of borrowings and adaptations of Latin words (as e.g. noctivagant adj., noctilucy n., noctambulo n., etc.), and in the 18th and 19th centuries in a small number of loans and adaptations of French words (see noctambule n., noctambulism n., noctiflorous adj. ). Formations in English are found from the second half of the 17th cent., earliest in noctiferous adj. . The second element of formations in nocti- is usually ultimately of Latin origin. A number of formations in nocti- (especially those with second elements derived ultimately from classical Latin ambulāre to walk) have parallels in somn- comb. form, some of which are attested earlier (see noctambulism n., noctambulistic adj., noctambulator n., noctambulate v., and also noctiferous adj. ). Compare post-classical Latin and scientific Latin nocti-, French nocti- (formations in which are found from the beginning of the 18th cent.). Forming words in which it has the senses ‘of or relating to night’, ‘at night’. † noctidial adj. [ < nocti- comb. form + classical Latin diēs day (see diurnal adj. and n.) + -al suffix¹; compare meridial adj.] Obsolete lasting for or comprising a night and a day; spec. (of a day) corresponding to one revolution of the earth. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a day or twenty-four hours > [adjective] > twelve or twenty-four hours (of day) noctidial1694 twelve-hour1909 1694 W. Holder Disc. Time 98 The Noctidial Day, the Lunar Periodic Month, and the Solar Year are Natural and Universal. 1884 Punch 1 Mar. 102 Farewell to noctidial sittings. † noctifer n. [ < nocti- comb. form + -fer comb. form; compare classical Latin noctifer evening star] Obsolete a bringer of night or darkness. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > one who brings or likes night or darkness owlc1390 night-waker?c1475 nightbird1548 night wanderer1576 night owl1594 noctifer1667 night larka1770 nighthawk1868 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 140 Lest..he hurl you Lucifers out of the Heaven of your sinful felicity, and make you Noctifers and Mortifers of misery and contempt. 1730 T. Cooke Bays Misc. 25 Sooner shall..Milton's Strain to Noctifer's submit, E'er I, immortal Peers, your Praise forget. noctiferous adj. Brit. /nɒkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /nɑkˈtɪf(ə)rəs/ [compare earlier somniferous adj.] bringing or presaging night. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] > that brings night noctiferous1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Noctiferous, that betokens or brings night, the evening Star. 1852 De Bow's Rev. Apr. 366 Opium..this honesty-corrupting, no less than noctiferous drug. noctiflorous adj. Brit. /ˌnɒktᵻˈflɔːrəs/ , U.S. /ˌnɑktəˈflɔrəs/ [after either French noctiflore (1812) or post-classical Latin noctiflorus (17th cent.)] Botany rare flowering at night. ΚΠ 1885 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. V. i Noctiflorous, flowering during the night, as the Night-blowing Cereus. 1956 M. Bullock tr. R. von Nebesky-Wojkowitz Where Gods are Mountains iv. 65 A warm wind, impregnated with the overpowering scent of huge noctiflorous bell-flowers. † noctilucid adj. Obsolete rare = noctilucent adj. 1.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Noctilucid, shining by night; noctilucent. † noctipotent adj. Obsolete rare powerful at night.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) List Barbarous Words Noctipotent, powerful in the night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1656
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