nocharniego

Spanish

Etymology

From dissimilation of an earlier *nochorniego, from a hypothetical *nochorno, from Latin nocturnus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /not͡ʃaɾˈnjeɡo/ [no.t͡ʃaɾˈnje.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: no‧char‧nie‧go

Adjective

nocharniego (feminine nocharniega, masculine plural nocharniegos, feminine plural nocharniegas)

  1. nocturnal

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “nocharniego”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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