"nocturnal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /nɒkˈtɜː(ɹ).nəl/ [UK], /nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-nocturnal.ogg [US] Forms: more nocturnal [comparative], most nocturnal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl Etymology: From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, nightly”), from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noťь. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|nocturnal}} Middle French nocturnal, {{der|en|la|nocturnus||nocturnal, nightly}} Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, nightly”), {{der|en|la|nox||night}} Latin nox (“night”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*nókʷts||night}} Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”), {{cog|grc|νύξ}} Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), {{cog|sa|नक्ति|tr=nákti}} Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), {{cog|ang|niht}} Old English niht, {{cog|en|night}} English night, {{cog|sla-pro|*noťь}} Proto-Slavic *noťь Head templates: {{en-adj}} nocturnal (comparative more nocturnal, superlative most nocturnal)
  1. (of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night. Translations (primarily active during the night): νυκτερινός (nukterinós) (Ancient Greek), գիշերային (gišerayin) (Armenian), начны́ (načný) (Belarusian), но́щен (nóšten) (Bulgarian), nocturn (Catalan), 夜的 (yè de) (Chinese Mandarin), 晝伏夜出 (Chinese Mandarin), 昼伏夜出 (zhòufúyèchū) (Chinese Mandarin), noční (Czech), nachtelijk (Dutch), nacht- (Dutch), nachtactief (Dutch), nokta (Esperanto), yö- (english: former part of compound) (Finnish), yöllinen (Finnish), öinen (Finnish), nokturnaalinen [scientific, sciences] (Finnish), nocturne (French), nocturno [masculine] (Galician), nachtaktiv (German), νυκτόβιος (nyktóvios) (Greek), éjjeli (Hungarian), noktala (Ido), nocturne (Interlingua), notturno (Italian), 夜行 (alt: やこう, yakō, やぎょう, yagyō) (Japanese), 夜行性 (yakōsei) (alt: やこうせい) (Japanese), 야행 (yahaeng) (alt: 夜行) (Korean), 야행성 (yahaengseong) (alt: 夜行性) (Korean), naksnīgs (Latvian), ohopō (Maori), moeao (Maori), nihtlīċ (Old English), شبانه (šabâne) (Persian), noturn (Piedmontese), nocny (Polish), noturno [masculine] (Portuguese), ночно́й (nočnój) (Russian), nocturno (Spanish), noctámbulo (Spanish), trasnochador (Spanish), natt- (Swedish), nattaktiv (Swedish), aktiv om natten (Swedish), gececil (Turkish), noktürnâl (Turkish), нічни́й (ničnýj) (Ukrainian), nachtlik (West Frisian), nacht- (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-nocturnal-en-adj-~6dLewKn Disambiguation of 'primarily active during the night': 88 12
  2. (of an occurrence) Taking place at night, nightly. Translations (taking place at night): νυκτερινός (nukterinós) (Ancient Greek), لَيْلِيّ (layliyy) (Arabic), начны́ (načný) (Belarusian), но́щен (nóšten) (Bulgarian), nocturn (Catalan), 夜間的 (Chinese Mandarin), 夜间的 (yèjiān de) (Chinese Mandarin), noční (Czech), nachtelijk (Dutch), nokta (Esperanto), nocturne (French), nächtlich (German), νυχτερινός (nychterinós) (Greek), νυχτιάτικος (nychtiátikos) (Greek), éjjeli (Hungarian), nocturne (Interlingua), 夜の (yoru no) (alt: よるの) (Japanese), 夜間の (yakan no) (alt: やかんの) (Japanese), 밤의 (bamui) (Korean), 야간의 (yaganui) (Korean), naksnīgs (Latvian), ноќен (noḱen) (Macedonian), tūāpō (Maori), شبانه (šabâne) (Persian), nocny (Polish), ночно́й (nočnój) (Russian), но̀ћнӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nòćnī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nočný (Slovak), nočen (Slovene), nocturno (Spanish), nattlig (Swedish), шабона (šabona) (Tajik), geceleyin olan (Turkish), geceye ait (Turkish), нічни́й (ničnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-nocturnal-en-adj-3zlQlqgs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 38 24 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 36 22 32 Disambiguation of 'taking place at night': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nocturnall [obsolete], lucifugous, nightish, nightly, nighttime, nocturnal Hyponyms: matutinal, matutine, vespertinal, vespertine [poetic] Coordinate_terms: crepuscular

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɒkˈtɜː(ɹ).nəl/ [UK], /nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-nocturnal.ogg [US] Forms: nocturnals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl Etymology: From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, nightly”), from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noťь. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|nocturnal}} Middle French nocturnal, {{der|en|la|nocturnus||nocturnal, nightly}} Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, nightly”), {{der|en|la|nox||night}} Latin nox (“night”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*nókʷts||night}} Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”), {{cog|grc|νύξ}} Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), {{cog|sa|नक्ति|tr=nákti}} Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), {{cog|ang|niht}} Old English niht, {{cog|en|night}} English night, {{cog|sla-pro|*noťь}} Proto-Slavic *noťь Head templates: {{en-noun}} nocturnal (plural nocturnals)
  1. A person or creature that is active at night.
    Sense id: en-nocturnal-en-noun-pIg7ozE8 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 36 22 32
  2. (historical) A device for telling the time at night, rather like a sundial but read according to the stars. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Night Synonyms: star clock
    Sense id: en-nocturnal-en-noun-6Em4pyQi Disambiguation of Night: 20 24 12 43 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 36 22 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nocturnall [obsolete]

Adjective [Old French]

Forms: nocturnale [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular]
Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|nocturnale|||||||g=m|head=}} nocturnal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nocturnale), {{fro-adj}} nocturnal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nocturnale)
  1. nocturnal Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-nocturnal-fro-adj-GNjII7Ql Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Portuguese]

Forms: nocturnais [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-adj}} nocturnal m or f (plural nocturnais)
  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of noturnal. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling. Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-nocturnal-pt-adj-TsAyP0sk Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese forms superseded by AO1990

Inflected forms

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          "text": "nocturnal birds",
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "gišerayin",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "գիշերային"
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "načný",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "начны́"
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nóšten",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "но́щен"
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nocturn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yè de",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "夜的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "晝伏夜出"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhòufúyèchū",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "昼伏夜出"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "noční"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nachtelijk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nacht-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nachtactief"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nokta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "former part of compound",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "yö-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "yöllinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "öinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "topics": [
            "scientific",
            "sciences"
          ],
          "word": "nokturnaalinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nocturne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nocturno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nachtaktiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "nyktóvios",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "νυκτόβιος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "nukterinós",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "νυκτερινός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "éjjeli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "noktala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nocturne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "notturno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "alt": "やこう, yakō, やぎょう, yagyō",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "夜行"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "alt": "やこうせい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yakōsei",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "夜行性"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "alt": "夜行",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yahaeng",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "야행"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "alt": "夜行性",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yahaengseong",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "야행성"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "naksnīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "ohopō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "moeao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nihtlīċ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šabâne",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "شبانه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "pms",
          "lang": "Piedmontese",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "noturn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nocny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "noturno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nočnój",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "ночно́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nocturno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "noctámbulo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "trasnochador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "natt-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nattaktiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "aktiv om natten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "gececil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "noktürnâl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ničnýj",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "нічни́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nachtlik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "primarily active during the night",
          "word": "nacht-"
        }
      ]
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          "text": "Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.",
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          "sense": "taking place at night",
          "word": "夜間的"
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          "roman": "yèjiān de",
          "sense": "taking place at night",
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          "word": "ночно́й"
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      "word": "matutine"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nocturnal",
      "word": "vespertinal"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nocturnal",
      "tags": [
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        "Primarily active during the night."
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        "(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night."
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          "text": "a suspicious nocturnal outing",
          "type": "example"
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          "ref": "2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, “Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 2016-03-05, pages 47–48",
          "text": "Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.",
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        "(of an occurrence) Taking place at night, nightly."
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      "ipa": "/nɒkˈtɜː(ɹ).nəl/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/",
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        "US"
      ]
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    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:nocturnal",
      "word": "lucifugous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nocturnal",
      "word": "nightish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nocturnal",
      "word": "nightly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:nocturnal",
      "word": "nighttime"
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      "word": "nocturnal"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gišerayin",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "գիշերային"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "načný",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "начны́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nóšten",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "но́щен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nocturn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yè de",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "夜的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "晝伏夜出"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhòufúyèchū",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "昼伏夜出"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "noční"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nachtelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nacht-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nachtactief"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nokta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "former part of compound",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "yö-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "yöllinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "öinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "topics": [
        "scientific",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "nokturnaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nocturne"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nocturno"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nachtaktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nyktóvios",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "νυκτόβιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "nukterinós",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "νυκτερινός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "éjjeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "noktala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nocturne"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "notturno"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やこう, yakō, やぎょう, yagyō",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "夜行"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やこうせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yakōsei",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "夜行性"
    },
    {
      "alt": "夜行",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yahaeng",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "야행"
    },
    {
      "alt": "夜行性",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yahaengseong",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "야행성"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "naksnīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "ohopō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "moeao"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nihtlīċ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šabâne",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "شبانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "noturn"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nocny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "noturno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nočnój",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "ночно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nocturno"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "noctámbulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "trasnochador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "natt-"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nattaktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "aktiv om natten"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "gececil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "noktürnâl"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ničnýj",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "нічни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nachtlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "primarily active during the night",
      "word": "nacht-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "layliyy",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "لَيْلِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "načný",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "начны́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nóšten",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "но́щен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nocturn"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "夜間的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yèjiān de",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "夜间的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "noční"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nachtelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nokta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nocturne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nächtlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nychterinós",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "νυχτερινός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nychtiátikos",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "νυχτιάτικος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "nukterinós",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "νυκτερινός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "éjjeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nocturne"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よるの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yoru no",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "夜の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やかんの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yakan no",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "夜間の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bamui",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "밤의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yaganui",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "야간의"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "naksnīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "noḱen",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "ноќен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "tūāpō"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šabâne",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "شبانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nocny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nočnój",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "ночно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "но̀ћнӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nòćnī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nočný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nočen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nocturno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "nattlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "šabona",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "шабона"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "geceleyin olan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "geceye ait"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ničnýj",
      "sense": "taking place at night",
      "word": "нічни́й"
    }
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}

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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "nocturnall"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nocturnal"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nocturnale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "10": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "oblique and nominative feminine singular",
        "4": "nocturnale",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nocturnal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nocturnale)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nocturnal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nocturnale)",
      "name": "fro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old French adjectives",
        "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old French lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nocturnal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nocturnal",
          "nocturnal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nocturnal"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nocturnais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nocturnal m or f (plural nocturnais)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese adjectives",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese forms superseded by AO1990",
        "Portuguese lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of noturnal. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "noturnal",
          "noturnal#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nocturnal"
}

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