nocturn

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nocturn

/nokˈturn/

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Borrowed from French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus. There was also a now obsolete form nopturn created based on noapte in the 19th century.

adjective nocturnă · nocturni · nocturne · nocturn

masculine, neuter nocturnal
Similar: noptatic · Opposite: diurn

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@misc{nocturn_2026,
  title = {nocturn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/nocturn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}