νυκτερινός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νῠ́κτερος (núkteros, by night) + -ῐνός (-inós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

νῠκτερῐνός • (nukterinós) m (feminine νῠκτερῐνή, neuter νῠκτερῐνόν); first/second declension

  1. by night, nightly, nocturnal
    Antonym: ἡμερῐνός (hēmerinós)
  2. (astrology) potent by night

Inflection

Descendants

Noun

νῠκτερῐνός • (nukterinós) m (genitive νῠκτερῐνοῦ); second declension

  1. kind of musical composition for the flute, used in Dionysiac worship

Inflection

References

Greek

Adjective

νυκτερινός • (nykterinós) m (feminine νυκτερινή, neuter νυκτερινό)

  1. Alternative form of νυχτερινός (nychterinós)

Declension

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