nocti-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “night,” used in the formation of compound words.

   noctilucent.

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nocti- British  

combining form

1. night

   noctilucent

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Usage

What does nocti- mean? Nocti- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “night.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms.Nocti- comes from the Latin nox, meaning “night.” The term nocturnal, meaning "of or related to the night," also comes from this Latin root. In fact, English’s own word night is ultimately related to the Latin nox.Also ultimately related to nox is the Greek for “night,” nýx, source of the combining forms nycto- and nyct-, which you can learn about at our Words That Use articles for the forms.What are variants of nocti-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, nocti- becomes noct-, as in noctambulism.

Etymology

Origin of nocti-

< Latin nocti-, combining form of nox night

Example Sentences

Possuit tenebras nocti Ita quod apud eos erat indeficiens lui Spatio unius anni continuata lux erat Et ista continuata dies et prolongata erat.

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"Ardet apex capiti, cristisque a vertici flamma Funditur, et vastos umbo vomit aureus ignes: Non secus, ac liquida si quando nocti comet� Sanguinei lugubre rubent, aut Sirius ardor," &c.

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‘His fine servants mount my staircase groping their way in the dark, and we descend preceded by a servant carrying luminare minus quam ut præesset nocti.’

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"Quid nocti" videtur in altisono Cœli clupeo?

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"Non ego idem facio, ut alios in comœdiis vidi facere amatores, qui aut nocti, aut die, Aut Soli, aut Lun� miserias narrant suas."

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