lucubratiuncula
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of lūcubrātiō (“the act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight”), from lūcubrō (“work by night, candlelight or lamplight; compose by night, candlelight or lamplight”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫuː.kʊ.braː.tiˈʊŋ.kʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [lu.ku.brat̪.t̪͡s̪iˈuŋ.ku.la]
Noun
lūcubrātiuncula f (genitive lūcubrātiunculae); first declension
- The act of working by night; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lūcubrātiuncula | lūcubrātiunculae |
| genitive | lūcubrātiunculae | lūcubrātiunculārum |
| dative | lūcubrātiunculae | lūcubrātiunculīs |
| accusative | lūcubrātiunculam | lūcubrātiunculās |
| ablative | lūcubrātiunculā | lūcubrātiunculīs |
| vocative | lūcubrātiuncula | lūcubrātiunculae |
Synonyms
- (nocturnal study): lūcubrātiō
Related terms
References
- “lucubratiuncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lucubratiuncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- lucubratiuncula in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016