binoctium

Latin

Etymology

bi- +‎ nox +‎ -ium

Pronunciation

Noun

binoctium n (genitive binoctiī); second declension

  1. (rare) a period of two nights

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative binoctium binoctia
genitive binoctiī binoctiōrum
dative binoctiō binoctiīs
accusative binoctium binoctia
ablative binoctiō binoctiīs
vocative binoctium binoctia

References

  • binoctium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • binoctium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers