nox
From Proto-Italic *nokts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (whence English night), Proto-Slavic *noťь.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /noks/, [nɔks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /noks/, [nɔks]
Noun
nox f (genitive noctis); third declension
- night (period of time) [ quotations ▼]
- media nox ― midnight
- Nox pars obscura diei est. ― Night is the dim part of the day.
- darkness
- a dream
- (figuratively) confusion
- (figuratively) ignorance
- (figuratively) death
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nox | noctēs |
| Genitive | noctis | noctium |
| Dative | noctī | noctibus |
| Accusative | noctem | noctēs noctīs |
| Ablative | nocte | noctibus |
| Vocative | nox | noctēs |