nictúria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

noctúria

Etymology

From nicto- +‎ -úria.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /nikˈtu.ɾi.ɐ/ [nikˈtu.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /nikˈtu.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /nikˈtu.ɾi.a/ [nikˈtu.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /nikˈtu.ɾja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /niˈktu.ɾjɐ/

Rhymes: -uɾiɐ, -uɾjɐ
Hyphenation: nic‧tú‧ri‧a

Noun

nictúria f (plural nictúrias)

(medicine) nocturia (more frequent urination at night than during the day)

Further reading

“nictúria”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“nictúria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025