notturno

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian notturno (“nocturnal, nightly”), from Latin nocturnus, from noctū (“by night”), from nox (“night”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Doublet of nocturne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɒˈtʊə(ɹ)nəʊ/

Noun

notturno (plural notturnos or notturni)

  1. (music) A nocturne.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nocturnus, from noctū (“by night”), from nox (“night”), whence also Italian notte, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /notˈtur.no/
  • Rhymes: -urno
  • Hyphenation: not‧tùr‧no

Adjective

notturno (feminine notturna, masculine plural notturni, feminine plural notturne)

  1. nocturnal
    animale notturno ― nocturnal animal
  2. nightly

Antonyms

Noun

notturno m (plural notturni)

  1. (music) nocturne, notturno
  2. nightclub
    Synonym: locale notturno

Derived terms

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