† noctualadj.

Forms: 1600s noctuall.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin noctū , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin noctū by night (see noctuary n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin noctualis that occurs at night (14th cent. in a British source).

Obsolete. rare.

Nocturnal, at night-time.

ΘΚΠ

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

nightlyeOE

nightyc1475

nocturnal1485

noxiala1500

nightish1530

nocturn?1530

nighterly1559

owlish1596

night-tripping1598

epinyctal1600

nighted?1606

nightern1615

noctual1632

nocturnous1727

overnight1870

nitely1970

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 10 A noctuall den of theeues.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	noctual
释义	† noctualadj. Forms: 1600s noctuall. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin noctū , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin noctū by night (see noctuary n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin noctualis that occurs at night (14th cent. in a British source). Obsolete. rare. Nocturnal, at night-time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [adjective] nightlyeOE nightyc1475 nocturnal1485 noxiala1500 nightish1530 nocturn?1530 nighterly1559 owlish1596 night-tripping1598 epinyctal1600 nighted?1606 nightern1615 noctual1632 nocturnous1727 overnight1870 nitely1970 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 10 A noctuall den of theeues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1632
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